(03-13-2019, 11:07 PM)Last42min Wrote: Even Adam wouldn't argue against liberal bias in Hollywood.

Academia has a left slant as well (specifically in the social sciences and liberal arts), and this is also supported by numerous studies.

My theory is that there is a psychological value difference between the way progressives and conservatives promote. I suspect that progressives value shared thought more than production, and so there is a natural inclination for institutions controlled by democrats to become more left leaning. That is not to suggest that conservatives don't have a problem with group think, just a possible explanation why institutions that were previously balanced become more left over time. You find this same trend in large businesses.

Anyways, it's just a guess. I haven't read any studies that support that point of view, so I'd take that opinion lightly. Another possibility is activism, though that seems more unlikely.

Ah, Dr. Phil of the message board.

Hurry, go turn that tv off! Get rid of that newspaper! You might be unduly influenced. Brainwashed!

So you're saying that people on the right are too dumb to make up their own minds? Those nefarious people (shall we call them Yankees) in New York and Hollywood are worming their way into middle America, turning them into zombies?

Not you of course. You're too smart for that. But you're concerned for others. The little people who need guidance. And you're just the one to provide it. How kind of you.

---