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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:38 PM Original message |
I believe I have made a big breakthrough in why the right is so anti-intellectual |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. Excellent analysis. I think you are largely correct. |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 08:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
53. Not all Republicans are ignoramuses, but all ignoramuses are Republicans. |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. I disagree |
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iconocrastic (627 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
95. Kind of hard to reach us blue-collar folk with that analysis though |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. In the realm of anecdotal supposition, your thoughts are spot on. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. One minor correction: Olberman ENTERED Cornell at age 16. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Right. He graduated at 20. n/t |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. Oh, I was gonna say! |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. That's still awesome. |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
45. Still very impressive, I know a couple of people who've done similar |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
92. Mrs. AA entered at 16, grauduated at 19 |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. Happy to make it 5 - k&r! |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. Great research |
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rgbecker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. Well that proves it.....we've all been brainwashed at college! |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
8. Populism attacks all sources of legitimate authority that are a threat |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
76. I'm reading Jung's 'Psychological Types' |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #76 |
90. I'm not predicting the end of populism |
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iconocrastic (627 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #76 |
98. What's the psychological type of Alan Grayson under Jung's system? |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #98 |
116. Taking a wild guess - ENFP |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 08:51 AM Response to Reply #76 |
111. Too much introverted sensing from the Freepers? |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
86. I think you mean "illegitimate authority" |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #86 |
91. THaT iS aNotHer pERspeCtIve. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. Actually it is the truth. nt |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #93 |
97. No, it isn't. But thanks for playing. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #97 |
99. There's a lot of truth to it. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #99 |
102. So those problems justify the wingnut "elite" label? |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. Kinda reminds me of Adlai. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. What a great quote |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:39 AM Response to Reply #27 |
43. He lost then, too. |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 05:35 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. He did lose, but to Ike! |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #47 |
61. I think they were, but not to the extent that they are today. |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #61 |
65. and Ike disliked Nixon, and CERTAINLY was not one of them; |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Yes, but there was enough of that resentment there to make RMN a credible politician. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #43 |
69. Exactly. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 08:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
112. LOL! Love that quote! |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
131. That is good |
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GMA (467 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. That's not been my experience. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Read the OP again |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. You seem to be in the substantial minority |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. Why do you say that the OP is elitist? |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
32. "elitist" is a rightwing code word for liberal |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
82. I think it's also a code word in general for anyone who is better as something than I am. |
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snake in the grass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #32 |
107. No. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #32 |
114. And yet the right wing is fine with an elite, so long as it is based on |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:02 AM Response to Reply #10 |
38. LOL! |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #38 |
70. The person to whom you are replying is absolutely right. |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Oh BS. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #72 |
87. Of those "ridiculing this person" yours best demonstrated the phenomenon. |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 09:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
59. It's "judgment" |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
77. Define your terms. What is "smart"? |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 08:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
120. Says the Glenn Beck defender. |
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marew (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. Interesting article here. |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:11 AM Response to Reply #11 |
115. +1 |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
12. No, it's religion. It's easy to rally the stupid masses with religion. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I agree with both you and the OP |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Yep, the GOP depends on the Jesus circuit to hook their minions. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
13. Deep, rational thought is simply incompatible with right-wing American politics. |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
89. I agree. The Right needs people to mistrust their intellects and reason. |
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movonne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
14. Good find...and yes you did find the key....now what we do about it?? |
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whosinpower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Well that is easy! |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
73. Mandatory. They get a fine if they don't attend! Idiots cost this country trillions. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
81. I believe there's several countries doing that already |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. If I recall correctly.... |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. my partner never went to college |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 06:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
49. My husband barely graduated HS |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
19. Because people who have read and studied don't fall for propaganda? |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
22. Required college English is called Critical Thinking |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
117. One of the best courses I ever took was "Sex Role Stereotypes in Education" |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
24. Intellect sometimes interferes with self serving logic. |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
25. And bless him, this is one reason why I'm not fond of Big Ed..... |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. But of course, what you imply is untrue. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:38 AM Response to Reply #25 |
41. Ed is no polymath like Hartmann and Maddow, but he is raising holy populist hell on health care |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 07:22 AM Response to Reply #41 |
50. I tried to find education info on Ed. I know he played college football but I couldn't pin down a |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. They were the kids that cheated in school & copied others work. |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
28. You're onto something here... |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
34. Conservatives, Educated or Not, Do Not Want Their WorldView Challenged |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #34 |
63. I think you're right. Critical thinking is key |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
35. Yep, there's a strong correlation between being more educated and being more liberal |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Correlation is not causation, of course. |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #36 |
83. I don't think ANYTHING is a simple matter of causation. |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
37. I LOVE that quote; it's so true. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #37 |
68. John Stuart Mill. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
39. The relative lack of education of conservatives has been long-known... |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
40. STUCK AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.....Bwahahaha...little wonder their Bullyness and lack of knowledge.. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:07 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Both intellectually- and in their levels of emotional maturity |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:40 AM Response to Original message |
44. Logical conclusions, worth taking a look at |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:44 AM Response to Original message |
46. ***FOLLOW UP**** Only 2% of US Scientist consider themselves to be conservative, 56%Liberal (link) |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
48. Evolution to liberalism |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
51. Beck took ONE COURSE, and he didn't finish it. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
52. It is about exposure to ideas different than ones own and ones |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
54. When I scan the radio stations while driving this is my experience: |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
55. Michael Moore is a college drop out. |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Michael Moore does not disdain facts |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. I'm not arguing that point. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
60. That doesn't account for the Ivy League conservatives, who can be |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
62. This wasn't always the case. Conservative were intellectuals once. |
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MidwestRick (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
64. Flawed arguement... |
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Klukie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
66. I have little college and I am not offended at all.... |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #66 |
74. Reply recommended! |
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Snarkoleptic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
71. Republiclowns celebrate ignorance. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
75. authoritarians are anti-intellectual because it challenges their core beliefs |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
78. Batshit crazy Michele Bachmann voted NO on making it easier to go to college: |
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badgerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
79. Point of order, if I may... |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
80. Republicans are just wrong. They aren't stupid. They knnow what they are doing. |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. I didn't say they were stupid--I mentioned that the big conservative commentators lacked education. |
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kerry-is-my-prez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
85. Also - the "blue" states and areas tend to be better educated than the red. |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
88. I've been calling Limbaugh, Beck and Hannity college dropouts for years |
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ForeignSpectator (970 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
94. You're on to something although I'd say missing education is more of a symptom than a cause... |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 06:58 PM Response to Reply #94 |
103. Well, I probably too strongly equated "education" with college. |
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ForeignSpectator (970 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 05:13 AM Response to Reply #103 |
109. Yes, that's what I meant to say... |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #94 |
105. Coulter studies Law, which if it were many kinds, including corporate law, means nothing |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
96. I is a hi skool gradoooooate. |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
100. I Do Believe You are Correct |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 07:09 PM Response to Reply #100 |
104. No offense, but technical is not education. |
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Feron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
101. Propaganda works. It's just that simple. |
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Liberty Lover (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
106. Bill Gates: college drop out |
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WatchWhatISay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 12:30 AM Response to Reply #106 |
108. Uh- no, don't know what you mean? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #106 |
113. Actually I think they are all inferior to me |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #106 |
118. I didn't say you could be successful with only a college degree. I'm not sure economic success comes |
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billh58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #106 |
119. Or could it |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #119 |
122. The ideal size of government for right wingers is less. |
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billh58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #122 |
123. While I agree |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #123 |
124. Actually I didn't realize anything either way--just typing away. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 05:43 AM Response to Original message |
110. I think its even less complex than education |
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robo50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 08:37 AM Response to Reply #110 |
121. That's a very interesting perspective, it's like asking ..why did |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #121 |
125. Correct, every moment spent in liberal arts is like the elven rope around Gollum's neck |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #110 |
126. I'm the OP and for me is wasn't like that. As liberals of course we must admit it is complex. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #126 |
127. It can but it sounds like you weren't an native ideologue but rather a product of environment |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
128. They don't care about education as long as they're making hundreds of millions of dollars! |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
129. My brother is an MD, Ph.D. and solid Republican. I appealed |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 11:52 PM Response to Reply #129 |
130. One can go all the way through an MDs education and get not once ounce of education |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
132. I'm a college dropout. I'm not offended. I've always found the wingnut aversion to education |
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