Exactly. That's why I find it so hard to understand how a college econ or history prof can be a liberal!!! I once took a grad level course in health economics. The prof was a flaming lefty and spent most of the course soap-boxing for socialized medicine. It was truly amazing.
And how could a person who studied history be a left-wing socialist? Surely they, more than anyone, understand the misery that socialism has wrought upon the world over time????
There was one distinguishing characteristic with the many econ. Profs. I studied under . . . some were actually employed outside of campus in the real world. One Prof. was an investment banker . . . on the first day of class he opened with "When you complete this course (Banking Economics) you will possess more of an understanding of the economy that 90% of the U.S. Congress".
These liberal Profs. are simply blinded by emotional goo!