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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 04:16 PM Original message |
Anti-intellectualism |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm hoping anti-intellectualism is finally falling out of favor. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The trouble with the world... |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Some have told me, in the past... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Agreed. Being brighter than most others just makes it much harder. |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-02-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
26. I feel you on that |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. In my world, intelligent people and intellectuals are two different groups of people. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. OK, humpty dumpty |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I noticed you went directly for the authoritarianism. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Nice troll |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 07:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. You begin your post with "Nice troll" and then go on to talk about rhetorical fallacies? |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. William Buckley was absolutely an intelligent man. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Buckley brings up the subject of pseudo-intellectuals. |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Indeed. And Dick Cheney is an excellent example of just that. |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. Wisdom |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. We're In the Woods. A Bear Is Chasing. You Have Your Intellect, I Have a Gun |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. That's easy; climb a tree. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Something I Heard Recently |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Having actually climbed trees in the woods, I'm fairly sure of myself on this one. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. That Wasn't The Point, However |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 06:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. The largest bears weigh around 600 pounds (give or take), not 2000 pounds. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Ah, the Sarah Palin approach to life. |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Hello, |
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kiranon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. If it is a bear market, I'll stick with intellect thank you very much. |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
10. Already there's a post that underlines the cause of this. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. First Interesting Post I've Seen On the Subject |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
15. If you're interested in this subject I'd suggest reading |
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