Do you find most college professors are flaming Liberals?

Question

I'm talking screaming meteor type of Liberal that's trying to push their agenda rather than teacher the material?

Answer 1

Most college professors tend to live in academia. This is a dream world where every thing is as it should be. They have never experienced the real world having spent their lives going to school or teaching school.

Answer 2

It's one of those occurrences where the more intelligent a person is, the more they lean toward the left. The more creative a person, the more liberal. It's worth considering how few works of art -- books, paintings, music, film -- have ever come from anywhere other than the centre and the left.

As it is generally the intelligentsia of a society who push for reform, I imagine college professors have taken on the mantle of guiding social change away from the far right through debate, discourse and education.

What with the ruling powers being so far right as to bordering on fascism, perhaps those resisting the status quo, such as college professors, feel they need to push just as strongly in the other direction, thus becoming "flaming", rather than moderate, liberals.

Answer 3

I don't think people understand!!! When they want to increase the life of many people, they turn to government!!!! The worst mistake one can make! You have to force humans into competitive markets. Politics are too easily corrupted and if you notice, the people who plead for more social government intervention are the same people who have never picked up a book on economics!!! The quality of government help is autorocious and at the same time the competitive free market has been known to build the best efficiencies ever created! The private sector builds and the government pulls down! I am not saying that people like Hillary are evil, I am just saying they are brainwashed into thinking that the government will be the end all solution to the worlds problems!!! This is not and never will be viable! Instead of people preaching government intervention they should be educating the children to be self responsible, helping them understand economic freedom, and also leading by example! If people stopped and researched the goods and bads of over subsidization, we would have no economic liberals! You cannot overpay for goods and services and expect more technological and medicinal advances! Socialism doesn't work and every nation that goes through this process has paid more dearly than those who have not! America is not on free market healthcare anymore! This is one of the reasons why 35% of people can't afford insurance! It's not that there is too little government, but that there is too much government already! This double headed snake has to be tackled at the root! The addition of branches just makes it strong reducing the hope and strength the people have! I truly believe and would die to make the world a better place. The funny thing is, we shouldn't have to die for it! Human nature builds the best worlds, fighting this nature is actually fighting human nature! As long as conservatives and liberals thirst for control of others, we will never be able to have the best lives! It is sad but true! Competitve markets, not high taxes and big government build the greatest nations, highest average life expectancy, lowest amounts of child labor, lowest unemployment, more goods and services, better efficiency, lower adult literacy rates, lower infant death rates, as well as the greatest growth of income per capita! The problem is nobody ever researches these things! They always look at a politician and do whatever they say should be done! There is a reason that America doesn't have France's debt and 10.2% unemployment rate. There are reasons why France and Sweden's healthcare are starting to decrease in services rendered! There are reasons why Cuba, Venezuela, Africa, and many other socialist type countries are beginning to decrease in almost every category addressed above! Without knowledge these people are left to opinions, bad opinions. When I reject a government intervention they look at me as a devil even though I know I am doing the best thing for the future of society! It is sad to know that people are so bad that we can't even count on government! Many European countries were very rich before becoming socialist and now they are being drained more and more everyday! The downfall of society is not because of greedy people in the private sector, it is because of uneducated voters that pick a side without research! This cycle of life will never stop and there is nothing the few educated people can do to stop it! World socialism is beginning and it will cause more deaths than communism's 100 million murders! The broken window fallacy is applied in almost every case in this example but many will disregard it! It is sad that so many people care, but that very few of those people understand the best way to help! Teach self reliability to your children, help them understand philanthropy! Help them understand why human nature needs to be placed into competitive markets and why governments destroy growth and prosperity, especially for the poor! Help them understand the truth and lies from the politicians words! It is sad but in todays world, many people do not understand how things just have to be! Heaven on earth is not attainable! Never will be! Economic freedom such as Hong Kong will be exactly what is needed to spread religion peacefully as well as giving the best lives possible to the most people! Give freedom to all ~ Libertarian

Answer 4

For the most part, I think you are correct. However, I think it depends on the university (geographical location) and the school (discipline). For example, in the business school (at my university) most professors tend to be center or right of center, but in the political science school most tend to be left leaning.

Basically, you have to watch out for the occasional "opinion editorial" injected by instructors into the material. Furthermore, you sometimes have to adjust your opinion to agree with the instructor to get a good grade. I have seen and heard of students who wrote papers in direct conflict with the professors opinion then receive a bad grade, and just the opposite. I'm not sure if the bad grades are a result of conflicting views or just poorly written papers, I will let you decide.

The good news: its only 4-5 years (depending on your efficiency level), so bear with it and get the hell outta there. I know its sad and depressing that sometimes the only views you hear are those that contradict yours (not to mention the views in 75% of the world media), just "grin an bear it" and move on.

Answer 5

It depends really on the lecturer, it's not really about demographics and where you teach because most of the time what they say stays in the classroom. My law lecturer sees being liberal to the extent of not breaching the liberty of the person next to you. He talks about the constitution.............then about so many other stuff. Sometimes his views are more controversial, so he would say it's off record and stuff.

Answer 6

All I know is what i see on the news and i am glad some one will show it. It seems the more education some people get the more they think its SMART to become a "i am against the establishment" without realizing they are just that by being a teacher. I use the word loosely.So yes.

Answer 7

no
most of
*us* college professors have to teach material and not talk about our personal political views. Are you in a poli-sci course or something? Because then talking politics would be *right*.

Answer 8

Some yes. Most are just arrogant no- it -alls though!

Answer 9

On the contrary -- most of my professors have been conservatives.

Answer 10

I think it depends on where you live.