By the same token I see many comments from folks who have never experienced what they are attempting to comment on...

-I think many have the wrong idea. A good University challenges you and encourages free thought. I was (and am) a Libertarian when it wasnt "fashionable" (during the early 1990s before I was voting age)- I had massive debates with my Poly Sci Professor who was a "Liberal" (for lack of a better word)...

Disagreements aside, and heated arguments- He CHALLENGED me. Challenged me to look deeper, think harder and better compel my own agenda (since we ALL have an agenda)- And although he and I would never agree on Political issues, I received very high marks and his respect.

-Anyhow, its not a clone factory. Go hang out in a University Town for a week and you will see more diversity of thought and creative thinking 'outside the box' than you think.

-Try it. Find a Coffee Shop in A2 (U of M) or OSU or any other decent sized University. Sit for a spell... You might be very surprised.