Cost of Conformity: 88% of Students Feel Compelled to Adopt Liberal-Left Facade, Study Finds

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Hmm, surprise, surprise, people lie to other people to avoid confrontation.  What else is new?

 

Cost of Conformity: 88% of Students Feel Compelled to Adopt Liberal-Left Facade, Study Finds

 

And this loss is profound. The researchers argued that ideological conformity stifles authenticity, a quality “once considered a psychological good,” but now “a social liability.” Students, they say, “learn to compartmentalize. Publicly, they conform; privately, they question—often in isolation.” This dissonance fractures identity and halts personal growth, as students trade genuine self-discovery for survival.

 

So, within the classroom, what does this look like? According to the research, 78% self-censor on gender identity, 77% on politics, and 68% on family values. Alarmingly, 80% admit to submitting classwork that misrepresents their beliefs to align with professors’ expectations—a practice so ingrained it’s become “second nature” for many.

 

And unfortunately, this “fragmentation doesn’t end at the classroom door.” Some 73% of respondents confessed they don’t even trust having “conversations about these values with close friends,” adding: “Nearly half said they routinely conceal beliefs in intimate relationships for fear of ideological fallout.”

 

https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/17/cost-of-conformity-88-of-students-feel-compelled-to-adopt-liberal-left-facade-study-finds/

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