Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].
Eric Schmitt
[April 15, 2026]
The universities that provide a value proposition and balance can do well while the others catering to nearly exclusively left wing ideology are like the Austro- Hungarian Empire in 1914 — primed for collapse.
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Some of the responses:
BREAKING NEWS(?): Liberals more likely to gravitate towards the education sector than conservatives
could it be because they use critical thinking skills and pair them with facts?
Critical thinking skills and facts are destroying society?
If by society you mean right wingnut billionaires.
“Behold, a chart that neither validates nor refutes my assertion, but I think it makes me look like I know what I’m talking about!”
yah, I’m staring at the damn thing and checking the axes labels, looking for data…wth??
What a fucking clown show
The text of the post doesn’t have anything to do with the graph. But if you just look at the graph, it seems that something happened in 2016 that made people move left of center 🤔. Huh.
Let’s talk about a more recent collapsing Hungarian empire, Eric
We see what you did there.
Eric, can you please explain how this graph corroborates anything you just said?
We cannot engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man, folks. 🤣😵💫🤯
interesting you are talking about the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1914. I have said before that we ( the voters) can understand nuance. The Austrian heir was assassinated and WW1 began. Is this a hint of what you see coming?
I love how Far Left / Liberal ideology is just, like, critical thinking, challenging assumptions, and studying people who are different than you and not hating them.
So there is some Sarajevo moment happening in higher education? Who is the archduke and who is Gavrilo Princip in this analogy?
What if they cater to free thinking and education?
Eric Schmitt what does your word salad have to do with the graph?
Playing with markers again?
Charts usually come with labels. Is this a meta study (indicated by the compilation of sources below)? And are the percentages mean to suggest the percentage of universities? And is there any adjustment for size or reach of said universities? Where can I find the analysis and methodology for this chart?
exactly! A graph labeled and (mis)used in this way would be a failing grade in middle school, even more so in schools of higher education! (Remember how it was drilled into us- Label Your Graphs!!! Eric missed out on those lessons, i guess. Lol)
Someone didn’t cut and paste very well.
I am more interested in hearing what you are doing to make gas and food and healthcare and housing more affordable. Oh, and how we can get out of this stupid war!
Squirrel!
The joke writes itself. Literally.
Eric, if you smell burnt toast, call 911.
lol, it’s weird how there aren’t more people in higher academia that think science and history aren’t real. Must be a liberal bias.
Sorry that education = empathy.
I liked politics better when I didn’t know who you were. This is a very strange thing to say.
Girl, what?
I think most of us have a pretty good idea which regime is poised for a collapse.
Here’s a concept: open-minded, critical thinking.
Look into it.
Oh, how I enjoy when Eric Schmitt tries to use graphs.
Your point?
Or y’know, reading makes people leftist.
Yes, educated people tend to reject far-right ideology. Uneducated people tend to empower fascists/authoritarian communists. This is not news. Your best hope is to make sure that your citizens are truly uneducated and your party is certainly prioritizing that.
If I post a graph with a lot of numbers and pretty colors that cites some unknown source, with a nonsensical statment, maybe people will think I am smart. And I can make them forget about all the stupid shit I am doing.
I was educated in Missouri, and this post defies reason.
“I will say something unintelligible and then relate it to a historical event which I am sure nobody reading it will know then slap a graph on the post with no context listed as to why it should be applied to the historic comparison I have proposed…”
– from inside the brain of Eric Schmitt.
The graph has nothing to do with your statements. Instead of posting this you should be paying attention to your constituents here in Missouri. Where is affordable healthcare insurance and housing? Why are you not working for a living wage so that your constituents can at least survive? The billions we are throwing our weapons away on war that nobody wants could be so better spent right here in the United States of America making our lives better. When will you turn your eyes to those who need the government, that you are part of, to actually do its job and serve us? The people of your state are waiting and watching what you actually do.
And, as he learned in his history class, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire (IN 1918!!!!) collapsed because the people were too educated. Oh yeah. And a World War.
But Tump University!
Grifters gotta grift.
Deflection from critical issues!
Squirrel!
Anything better to talk about than your perceived enemies??? Maybe the economy crashing? The illegal war?
Slow day Eric ? No photo ops on the schedule?
Can you use the term progressive meaning the opposite of regressive when referring to educated Americans. Conservatives fear change. Progressives or “liberals” accept change that brings a better quality of life for all. Conservatives fear monger change because fear of the unknown is natural. However, if we can’t change we can’t grow productively. You are grasping at straws comparing our society to one over a hundred years ago.
Hi. I’m Eric. I have nothing tangible to offer, but am hoping I can baffle you with my BS.
Yes, Eric Schmitt. The real crisis in higher education is that too many people learned to think critically. Truly the fall of an empire.
These comments give me hope for our country. Seriously.
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I do not understand the comment you made, Eric Schmitt.
It is unclear as a stand alone statement, and the included chart does not help give it meaning.
What, exactly, are you trying to say with this?
indeed…but from what he posted, nobody with a habit of thinking critically will be able to make heads or tails out of this.
This is a U.S. Senator posting nonsense on social media, most likely thinking it will somehow benefit him.
He said liberal colleges make it to where people don’t know how to think.
You must have went to a liberal college….
Just another own goal.
He is saying I have no time to work on things that really matter to working class families, because I need to post some crazy BS no one cares about.
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The only thing more tortured than your analogies are your constituents.
Oh my god but you create clunky and ridiculous metaphors that you may think make you sound like a genius but in actuality make you sound like a total idiot.
Amazing coming from someone with an undergrad from a liberal art university.
When are you actually going to do something that helps the people of MO instead of spreading propaganda.
You are truly evil.
Might be among the stupidest posts I’ve seen in my life. And I’ve seen Jesus Trump’s posts.
For the win.
