Ohka,

if it wasn't anti-intellectualism, then conservatives wouldn't support "intelligent design" education. They wouldn't say that "the science is still undecided" on global warming. You would never have heard of "death panels", and Sarah Palin would never have been allowed to write an op-ed that stated she was vindicated for calling them that, just because the lie "rang true for many americans."

I'll grant you that, yes, conservatives INTEND to merely snub people that they think are elitist, but its gotten out of hand to the point that the idea of putting reason before emotion has been thrown out the window.