As someone who went to a very liberal college, I've seen the effects of this purity culture firsthand. There is a massive pressure to conform to every idea that is seen as progressive, and even having one "wrong" belief can mean being an apostate. Cancellation/excommunication culture has turned many people that would be reliable blue voters into becoming full-blown conservatives.
Of course, this same dynamic exists in conservative circles. Every day conservatives are talking about hunting RINOs, and evangelical Christian purity culture rivals liberal woke culture in the sheer amount of beliefs one must hold to remain part of the tribe.
As always, the desire to belong to a tribe is stronger than the desire to think objectively.
As someone who went to a very liberal college, I've seen the effects of this purity culture firsthand. There is a massive pressure to conform to every idea that is seen as progressive, and even having one "wrong" belief can mean being an apostate. Cancellation/excommunication culture has turned many people that would be reliable blue voters into becoming full-blown conservatives.
Of course, this same dynamic exists in conservative circles. Every day conservatives are talking about hunting RINOs, and evangelical Christian purity culture rivals liberal woke culture in the sheer amount of beliefs one must hold to remain part of the tribe.
As always, the desire to belong to a tribe is stronger than the desire to think objectively.