My D sent my this article today: http://skidmorenews.com/new-blog/2016/5/1/our-campus-culture-self-righteousness
This discussion is not meant to be political please. D, just a freshman, really hasn't picked a position, although she def leans right on many issues right now. We talked a bit about conservative vs. liberal schools when she was making her list but I assured her that, while most of the schools on her list were liberal, she might learn alot by engaging in debates and joining the Republican Club. I just urged her even more strongly to join up with this young lady, make a new friend, and help start the debates. I can be very assertive and have no problem debating politics or any other subject if I feel compelled (and able to hold my own lol) but I'm an adult with lots of life experience. While she isn't all about friends per se, she isn't really about making waves either. I think she really wants to make a difference and at least get the dialogue going but is unsure in a "I'm young, college is supposed to fun, not confrontational" way.
Do you feel the student body in liberal schools truly isolate conservative students so much that they feel at fear of losing friends and being stigmatized? Or is this much ado about nothing?
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