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Yes, I count college as education. Someone who went to college is less likely to think they know better than experts when it comes to something like a global pandemic. Even people with degrees that don't help them with a career.
I guess our definition of educated is different. I consider someone that decided to be an electrician out of high school and went through a 5 year apprenticeship to be educated. I don’t consider someone that wasted 5 years of time and money in college to receive a philosophy degree that now works at Starbucks as educated. Which one would you consider smart?

I consider the people at the extremes of both parties as uneducated and stupid.
I was making a generalization in response to Tellafriends generalization. Most Doctors and Scientists are also liberal (and it's not even close), which might be part of the reason that Republicans are less likely to believe in science I suppose.

I agree trade schools and apprenticeships are educated, and having a 4 year degree doesn't necessarily mean you learned much of anything. I don't think your assumptions about shitty jobs or philosophy degrees right though. Being intelligent/educated and being able to function at the level required to have a successful career are not the same.

Would you consider a tenured philosopher at a University educated? What if he got fired for sleeping with a student and had to get a job at starbucks. Would he no longer be educated?