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Originally posted by Taualumna
Liberal profs are a lot worse than conservative profs! They seem to be stuck in the '60s and '70s, only they've become stuffy in an odd, left-winged way. They have a "that's very nice, dear" attitude, and they really don't take what you're saying very seriously.
I had a copy editing instructor who was basically making fun of the National Post (a conservative newspaper), causing me to leave class in a rage. I don't really read the post, but it was upsetting to me, as someone who is kind of conservative. He's made somewhat inappropriate comments about conservative pepole in general as well.
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I'd say that it is equally damaging, Liberal or Conservative... having a course with Preston Manning, or Michael Bliss, or David Frum, can be a lot to stomach - espicially when political philosophy outranks academic arguement... which can happen with "liberals" or "conservatives". Now from personal experience I find the conservative ones much less likely to engage in constructive debate - even when their views are in agreement with yours... I just hate to see opinions dismissed out-of-hand simply because it's a different viewpoint.
As for critizing the Post... please I do that all the time, it is a conservtive paper that tends towards sensationalism, and unfortunately predictability about what side they'll take on a topic (ie. military shortcoming is fault of Liberals, while military success is the result of dedicated soldiers or far-reaching Mulroney policies)... although at least the writing is better than the Sun.