<p>On some of these threads, I've seen posters that loves demonizing people who do not agree with him are evil, whether it's about cheating or not agreeing with him in general. That's not the kind of school I was expecting Berkeley to be. It is more of what I would expect of some preschool.</p>
<p>Is Berkeley so open-minded that everyone has to spew what they think, even when the absolute majority of the people want him/her to shut up or are there just a few who actually tolerate such stupidity?</p>
<p>Are most students pro-stupid comments or anti-stupid comments?</p>
<p>wasn’t there a thread like this just a couple days ago… :?</p>
<p>The irony ultimately comes from this: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/718931-what-student-body-like-currently.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/718931-what-student-body-like-currently.html</a></p>
<p>It’s funny how Berkeley, which, while known for its liberal bias, is known as an open-minded institution away from the elitist crap and nearing itself to a wide and open campus. However, the topic creator of that other topic believes that having a differing opinion, whether of the war, or of reporting cheaters, makes someone a backstabbing scheming villainous mongrel or someone at military school.</p>
<p>What upsets me the most is that the war ultimately was charged by a chickenhawk, yet the fool still finds the time to insult the men and women who sacrificed their lives in wars. </p>
<p>Truly, here is where my question lies: how many people of funfun’s caliber is truly at Berkeley? The false liberals who aren’t open minded enough to accept that there are such people that disagree with them for different reasons? The ones who refuse to look at the true nature at the problem, but rather spew attacks and generalizations and caricatures in order to avoid tackling the tough issues and find the easy way out? In short, how many cowards are there at Berkeley?</p>
<p>Calm down, bro. Don’t let people on the Internet get to you. Reading your past posts, you seem like a gamer whose had a lot of experience with Internet forums, which means you’ve probably seen a multitude of idiots and ■■■■■■. Just do what you usually do and ignore them or just read and laugh, then ignore. Internet is serious business.</p>
<p>What about real people at Berkeley? Which is what I’m asking. Are they that openly stupid?</p>
<p>Just some info:</p>
<p>I knew Berkeley was liberal, I’m an independent, I knew some things I believed in would not be agreed upon by the majority. Big deal. But are there such people who will actually dog me and demonize me for disagreeing with them? Or is it just some internet thing? Because we all know mob rule exists, and I’d hate having idiots bother me everyday for not agreeing with everything the shepherds tell them.</p>
<p>here’s what you do: ignore them.</p>
<p>I remember reading on another thread that people on the Internet tend to be more adversarial because there are no real repercussions to what you say, and I agree wholeheartedly. People just don’t act the same way they do in real life as they do online. People online can build a persona that is very different from the way they are in real life, or just be more blunt and honest about things. I’m sure many have had at least one instance where they posted or said something online that they knew would never say in real life.</p>
<p>Fiesta,</p>
<p>I am a Republican who just finished my first year at Cal so I know a little about having a difference of opinion with a lot of people around me. I have never demonized or unwelcome. The vast majority of the students know that differing points of views are good things. Those that don’t, well, just ignore them.</p>
<p>There are only a couple of issues that I have noticed that illicit an emotional response from even a significant minority of students. The first is gay marriage (which even I support). I’ve noticed a lot of students have a hard time understanding the opposite view on that issue. The other is Palestine/Isreal, which isn’t really a large issue on campus but has evoked some very passionate confrontations between groups of students on each side.</p>
<p>But other than that, I wouldn’t worry. You will be welcome.</p>
<p>Overall Berkeley students are pretty nice. They may get snobby, upset, and sometimes angry because of a bad day, poor grades, or something.
The first you need to learn when you get here is know how to ignore them. There are a lot of diversity on campus, and with that comes a lot of different opinions and perspectives. Some students here just simply can’t tolerate those who have contrasting viewpoints, and will go on criticizing and insulting people. Do what I do, and just tune them out (ignore them!).</p>
<p>Random question: What political party groups are there at Berkizzle?</p>
<p>I’m mostly a moderate leaning left towards progressive, but that doesn’t make me fit in with the Young Democrats. I could say I’m conservative in some places, but that’s paleo-conservatism, not neo-conservatism, so I don’t really fit in with Republicans, so… Is there like an Independent Thinkers of America society or something?</p>
<p>So far as I know, there are Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green, and Socialist party organizations on campus. You can find a full list of all student groups here: [Student</a> Affairs](<a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/osl/studentgroups/public/index.asp]Student”>http://students.berkeley.edu/osl/studentgroups/public/index.asp)</p>
<p>socialist it is then.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to say this in a mean way at all, but you’re not quite as unique as you think! When you go to college you’ll see that there are plenty of people who share a similar experience/viewpoint/desire as you, and it’s a really great learning experience to meet with them and learn from them through discussion. Just don’t be afraid to voice your opinion in a civil manner, or to walk away and ignore any ■■■■■■/ignorant asses. Overall I found Berkeley to be a civil, intellectual place with it’s share (but not greater than proportionate) of closedminded/ignorant people. Sure, people on both sides of any argument can be (very) snobby at times as someone said before - but that’s bound to happen with any debate. People love thinking they’re right and trying to prove it. But you’ll still be able to find plenty of people to have discussions with.</p>