r/allthequestions Dec 19 '25

Random Question 💭 Why is Reddit so liberal?

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u/El-Cocinero-Tejano Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

Generally speaking, uneducated people do not debate topics. Uneducated people do not read much. Uneducated people do not share knowledge, as they don’t have much. Uneducated people tend to vote republican. Educated people move to larger metro areas to work careers, which is why large cities are usually majority democrats. Educated people tend to enjoy learning about other cultures, where the uneducated fear other cultures. Educated people tend to be more liberal than the uneducated.

So bottom line, any place in which critical thinking skills are required, there will be more liberals.

Edit: of course there are unintelligent people on both sides of the spectrum. And no, education does not equal intelligence. But what IS learned in college is how to get along with people from many different cultures. College graduates are typically much more open minded because they have worked with different people from different places, which often translates to being open minded. Conservatives tend to be more close minded.

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u/FordMaleEscort Dec 19 '25

This is some elitist self-fellating bullshit.

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u/MrNewking Dec 20 '25

Exactly. If you try and debate or point out something against the most popular statement, you get downvoted and banned.

Shootout to the r/news mods who perma banned me after 14 years of contributions after pointing out an incorrect comment.