<p>yeah, i would say economically conservative positions are respected, whereas socially conservative positions are probably viewed a little more harshly by the majority.</p>
<p>one of the nice things about columbia, though, is that nobody has time to actually harass you for anything. you can find a group of like-minded individuals and just sit around telling each other how smart you are. try it sometime :)</p>
<p>i’ve said it before, but really only about 10% of the campus actually cares deeply about politics - on any end of the spectrum. many people are very aware but not very “activist” and are generally tolerant of any point of view that can be defended intelligibly.</p>