Once graduated and living in the 'real world', things quickly change. Responsibility is suddenly more than getting a paper in on time and screwing up your responsibility can cost you a job or, at least, a promotion or raise you were counting on. In the real world, everyone isn't equal and everything is not always 'fair'. You don't get an award just for showing up at work. Few people care what you think or your ideas for 'world peace'. You quickly learn that not everyone thinks Obama is 'brilliant' and his critics 'racists'. This can be disturbing.
All this is a lot to process for some naive college graduates who thought they were the center of the universe. I refer to this period of adjustment as one of 'character building'. It will either make you a wimp seeking a free ride paid for by others or a self-sufficient person capable of dealing with the real world. Sadly, too many grads fall into the former category.
And most of them have found the Comments section of the article.
“It’s easy to be a liberal in college.”
That’s because other liberals don’t expect you to think very hard. All you have to do is agree with the television.