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Not in the US either, but to me this makes the impression of taking one extreme case that is not very representative for the rest. At least on the Internet thes
by Throw_Away_8463 7y ago
Not in the US either, but to me this makes the impression of taking one extreme case that is not very representative for the rest. At least on the Internet these opinions seem to be very rare, even in leftist spaces, even though English Internet users tend to be young and American. Also, this kind of opinion peace hits the zeitgeist very well, since being demonstratively opposed to identity politics seems to be fashionably right now.
- username90 7y agoIt is a loud minority, roughly 8%. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/large-majorities-dislike-political-correctness/572581/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/large-majo... They might be more rare in the parts of the internet you visit, ie if you read about tech then you will see mostly male views in the comments.
- Throw_Away_8463 7y agoEight percent of all Americans are progressive activists. The relevant question is how many university students and university staff are. But the fact that 80 percent of the general population and 79 percent of those under 25 think that political correctness is a problem suggests that they are also a small minority among university students. On the other hand, among those with a post-graduate degree it is only 66 percent. Sadly the article doesn't say anything about under-graduate degrees.