Conservative at Brown?

Chicagobound
Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:29:18 +0000

I agree with mgcsinc that a term like “liberal bias” is really loaded…the phraseology is almost exclusively used by conservatives, to boot. The reason it’s annoying is because it’s really dismissive of productive conversation: “you’re biased, so that’s why you don’t agree with me” rather than “I see where we diverge and I see how your analysis may have lead you to such a conclusion, but I disagree with X point because of X evidence that counteracts your analysis.” The latter is much less annoying and usually very interesting.

Anyway I don’t go to Brown, but I think you’ll fit in well if you are the type that likes to engage people in intelligent conservation in appropriate settings (some like it over breakfast and some don’t haha). Liberals - especially smart ones - often welcome a thought-provoking challenge to their beliefs.