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Fifty-eight percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say colleges and universities have a negative effect on the country, according to a new Pew Research Center study. This marks a 45 percent increase from last year's study. Comparatively, 72 percent of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents say higher education has a positive impact on the country. Fifty-five percent of the general population was also found to think positively of higher education. The research center surveyed 2,504 adults across the country last month.
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Pew: Most Republicans View Higher Education as Bad for America (Original Post)
applegrove
Jul 2017
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lunasun
(21,646 posts)1. Trump loves the uneducated!! They need people stupid if the party is to survive
Fun dies don't wantcha thinking too much either can't grift
Kber
(5,043 posts)2. Well. Not sure what to say about this.
Sometimes I read something that so perfectly represents the the divide and I don't know we will ever bridge the gap. Or if I even want to.
Turbineguy
(37,375 posts)3. Critical thinking skills
are an anathema to the republican party.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)4. How else would Dump have been elected?
People were stupid enough to believe the gold-obsessed millionaire who cheated contractors and workers were on their side. And they want to STAY stupid; that's what gets me. They're PROUD of it.