Are you saying the well documented examples of discrimination I posted [1] are caused by, and do not affect the under-representation of the right in academia? Because that's what reversed directionality means in this case.
[1] I can add about three alternative, trustworthy sources for each, if that's an issue.
But take away the hostility and conservatives wouldn’t self selection into an institution that doesn’t prioritize the things conservatives prioritize.
Right. Take away the pervasive, organized, even official measures aimed at driving out the right from academia, and maybe there are also some other minor reasons we can shift blame on instead.
"Maybe our extensive efforts to purge institutions of our ideological enemies had no significant effect, and they voluntarily purged themselves!"