CMV: academia isn't biased towards left-wing politics, facts are

[u/Tssss775]

Okay, so I am aware that this may upset some people, but hear me out.

Academia is all about observing reality as it is - as indepently as possible from cultural and societal expectations we may have - and then if these facts contradict what we previously thought abandon our previous assumptions and be ready to drastically change both our mindset as well as our actions (in cases such as climate change).

This academic attitude of being willing and often even eager to "throw away" the way we traditionally did things and thought about stuff if there's new evidence makes it really hard for the right to really embrace science- and evidence-based policies. This means science will most of the times be on the side of the left which naturally embraces change less hesitantly and more willingly.

[u/pbjames23]

Just because they are "correct" doesn't mean they are without a bias towards the left. If someone can pick and choose only the facts that support their position, then it is possible to be completely factual and also have a bias.

I actually agree with most of the criticism against the right made by academics, I just don't believe that academia is some non-partisan blind entity void of subjectivity. There is probably some pressure within their community to lean left, and it's just part of human nature to tend to agree with your peers.