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> Is it really the case? Pretty hard to answer that question in HN with anything other than another anecdote, but I would personally answer that question with
by gwright 6y ago
> Is it really the case?
Pretty hard to answer that question in HN with anything other than another anecdote, but I would personally answer that question with "yes". I have seen this behavior on several online forums I am in (including HN) as well as in real-world settings.
The well-documented incidents with "non-left" speakers on college campuses is another data point. Take a look at the insanity that happened at Evergreen College, for example.
This sort of behavior is easily observed, from my point of view, in real-life and online.
- poutrathor 6y agoEvergreen seems to be an extreme occurrence, ain't it ? College campuses are also a small, very small part of USA ; though quite influential. But if college campuses were a correct representation of the people, most current world leaders would not be in charge xD
- gwright 6y agoCertainly extreme in magnitude but I don't think anomalous in nature. There is considerable evidence that the non-STEM departments in US higher education are intellectually leftist monocultures.