<p>“After all, what better way to sharpen one’s thinking than to discuss with one’s opposites?”</p>
<p>Yes usually that is the case but not sure how many “thinking” liberals you get at Oberlin. Not being used to or even seeing the necessity to defend their positions folks at schools like that usually just respond with invective or a pie in the face. Besides you can very well be conservative and not have the desire to constantly defend your positions or even debate them. Go to any thread on AA on these boards and argue against it and see how long it takes before somebody calls you a racist. Most folks conservative or liberal don’t need that and don’t necessarily feel the need to explain to their peers why they were or were not at the last NARAL or A.N.S.W.E.R. rally.</p>