I read once that the more educated and the more one travels and seeks out new expediences and cultures. The more tolerant one becomes and thus the more accepting and liberal over time.
It is isolation and ignorance that imo breeds intolerance. It is resistance to change and judgmental attitudes That, at least to me, smack of conservatism.
As I get older I become more liberal.
Edited by 1.61803, : changed get to become.
"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs