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Ya know, I actually resent elites, too
As other posters have pointed out, cramming the idea of ''intellectual'' and ''elite'' together doesn't really seem to describe the way things actually work in this country. There are intellectuals out there, and they're mostly harmless. ''Overpaid intellectual'' is not a term you hear all that often in America. But there are elites out there, and ...
Posted to XX Factor by ophymirage on October 15, 2008
Intellectuals are the ones under attack
I've never quite understood how so many people in America feel that they are being personally attacked by elitist intellectuals. I suppose by most anyone's measure I'm an intellectual - I read voraciously, my idea of a good time is an afternoon with some friends a Shakespeare matinee, and I spend a lot of time just generally thinking. And quite ...
Posted to XX Factor by ophymirage on October 13, 2008
We all need one
Great discussion, but your last comment raised my hackles and reminded me of something Hillary said when it was revealed that Barack was carrying college towns: ''They don't need a president!'' Well, that's a lot of baloney. Upper middle class intellectuals have consistently defended our Constitution and our government against assaults by ...
Posted to The Chat Room by Progwoman on April 18, 2008