Does more history knowledge make you more conservative? Options

[Hartmann]

It's a pretty straightforward question.

My opinion is that it does in some way, as the liberal ideal is utopianism and an understanding of history makes it all the more clear that man is an imperfect thing and not able to be made perfect

Thoughts?

[Melanie]

Yeah, I'm going to have to say No to this question as well.

Both Zach and I have History degrees, and I know we are not the exception to this. One could say that a student of political science is also a history student, then this original argument would fail. You can't generalize people by what they study. Like, "education majors are just looking for husbands"

This is about as odd of a question as, "Is your dog conservative (based on if the dog chases cars)?"

[Hartmann]

This is about as odd of a question as, "Is your dog conservative (based on if the dog chases cars)?"

Odd? I think it's a very valid question as everything we do/learn has an impact on how we think.

Yeah, I'm going to have to say No to this question as well.

Both Zach and I have History degrees, and I know we are not the exception to this. One could say that a student of political science is also a history student, then this original argument would fail. You can't generalize people by what they study. Like, "education majors are just looking for husbands"

It's not about studying, it's about knowledge. Having a history degree is one thing (especially if it's taught with a liberal slant) but reading history books and taking interest in history is a totally different thing, though they can be related.

I am not generalizing the way you are suggesting, I am saying that general knowledge in history should make one aware of the non-utopia reality in the world, which is an idea that most liberals disavow (you can read threads from this board for proof). We can make the world better but we can never make it perfect is what history should make obvious.