1 I'm one of those Socialists/Communists and couldn't disagree with you more! You've obviously been brainwashed by the Bush Republicans and Conservative Right (which is usually wrong). There are a large number of faculty members who have Liberal leanings, true, but there are also a number of those who are Conservative as well.
I doubt very seriously if - out of over 1500 faculty members - there is a single one who falls into the category you describe. You need to get your head out of the sand and the 1980's and realize that times have changed. Peace.
If you are asking if colleges look at social sites as part of the acceptance process, I would say most of them. So if you are trying to get into Harvard, take the photo of yourself wearing a lampshade and doing a keg stand off your FB page!
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.