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In reply to the discussion: Krugman: Conservatives become less willing to look at the facts ... as they become better-educated [View all]BootinUp
(47,144 posts)42. that was my initial take as well...nt
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Krugman: Conservatives become less willing to look at the facts ... as they become better-educated [View all]
pampango
Feb 2012
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yup; better-educated right-wingers have read books and bought into theories -- they're locked in.
unblock
Feb 2012
#1
Conservative economics, e.g. "free trade", deregulation, tax cuts for the rich, are prime examples
Romulox
Feb 2012
#2
"being 'Conservative'" has become a religion. It is a violation of the 1'st amendment to allow a
Vincardog
Feb 2012
#4
rational argument, insofar as it is even used by the left, which often prefers to just insult and
Vincardog
Feb 2012
#10
This thread is not about republicans being deluded and fact-challenged. Those are givens.
pampango
Feb 2012
#18
I just discovered that someone I knew at Yale and who didn't seem crazy at the time
Lydia Leftcoast
Feb 2012
#15
You've nailed it. Educated Republicans aren't more stupid (than less educated), but more are LIARS..
Faryn Balyncd
Feb 2012
#28
What is their Education ? it could be like those Madrassas where they are "educated"
JI7
Feb 2012
#21
If they seek education, it is for the purpose of creating a mythology that will refute the facts.
tanyev
Feb 2012
#25
It could have a lot to do with goals. For the left wing economist trickedown did not work because
jwirr
Feb 2012
#26
I read sometime back that teabaggers are more educated than the general population..
Fumesucker
Feb 2012
#29