The problem with liberal echo chambers on college campuses Liberal students are silencing conservative views, rather than listening. And that wonât prepare them for the real world. By Adam SzetelaUpdated December 31, 2020, 11:48 a.m. Email to a Friend Globe staff illustration When I was a freshman in college more than a decade ago, I didnât know what the patriarchy was and didnât think much about the chasm between the rich and the poor. I arrived on campus with conservative ideas that had been passed on to me by my parents and the people I grew up with, who donât have college degrees, who work in nursing home kitchens and on construction sites, and who watch a lot of Fox News.