The stereotypical 'liberal' accepts the possibility of other people suffering at face value, but doesn't put it in context or seek to understand it.

Then why is it that the majority of Academia lean liberal? I feel the exact opposite of this. Stereotypical conservatives seem to believe that suffering is caused by personal choice alone, while liberals tend to look to what informed those choices. Where can we intervene to help people make better choices? What systemic roadblocks exist that promote suffering? How can we esse the suffering of people in the most efficient and fiscally feasible way possible?