Originally Posted by dyna mo

i would say Cal was old(er) school liberal when i attended there, mid 90s. however, it was certainly transitioning to the new social liberalism we're seeing today. i did have challenges getting in and only did so because my scores were above and beyond scrutiny. but Cal was (is?) mostly asians studying the sciences, biology, chemistry, etc. sure there were other minorities studying social sciences, etc, but there certainly was not a big african-american contigency that was overly vocal politically, most everyone was focused on passing their courses. at least that's my recollection. the only real pushback i ever felt there, as a white male, was getting in. once i was in, no one seemed to point out any whiteness i have. but again, the asians were the stars at Cal, grades. i do remember the athletes, like jason kidd, got a lot of help with their courses, like people actually taking their classes for them.

but liberalism today isn't about accepting people as they are, it's about changing them into was liberals think they need to be in order to fit into the liberal framework. you don't see liberals working with others, you see them pointing out the differences. not saying conservatives do not do the same, they do, but nevertheless. a great example is religion. the liberal movement has zero tolerance for religion/people of faith. liberals see things in very black or white terms.. liberals also have a very simple view of the world around them, including thinking that changing human behavior is a viable option, such as expecting people to care about others like they care about family. liberals always seem to need to tell me what i need to do while they feel the only thing they need to do is to tell me what i need to do. but the worst thing about liberals is how they think they are so much better than everyone else.

simply, liberals suffer from cognitive dissonance.

perhaps you are more socialist democrat than liberal?