^^^ None of those observations back up this:
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What I still don't understand is why so many educated people (and it is the educated professionals we're talking about - studies show the blue collar and working class have much more politically diverse workplaces and tolerance of different political POVs) have come to believe that they're morally tainted just by working in the same place as someone who disagrees with them politically. As if they can become contaminated by association.
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You've conflated accurate perceptions of the "other" with tolerance.
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Roughly half of those with no more than a high school education (48%) are ideologically mixed, along with 36% of those with some college experience. By contrast, only about a quarter of more educated Americans have ideologically mixed views.
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Means absolutely nothing unless you're making a (false) argument to moderation.