Comments on: The politics of American anti-intellectualism

By: On the characteristics of anti-intellectualism | Being Latino Online Magazine

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:32:16 +0000

[...] or less able to understand the plight of “real Americans.” We have witnessed an attempt to rewrite the history of this country, out of a fear that students will come to “hate America” if we do not take such action. So how [...]

By: On the Politics of Fear | Being Latino Online Magazine

On the Politics of Fear | Being Latino Online Magazine — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:47:00 +0000

[...] interests. This is particularly salient in the political arena, where anti-Latino, anti-LGBT, and anti-intellectual narratives have made their way into mainstream [...]

By: John Moravec

John Moravec — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:44:02 +0000

What does any of this have to do with abortion and beliefs in the supernatural?

I wish that people like the board in Texas would use knowledge, logic, and reason to establish educational policies instead of knee-jerk reactions to their emotions and bizarre political demagoguery.

By: John Satterfield

John Satterfield — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:54:24 +0000

I find it distressing that one is branded by one’s politics as ignorant, boring or anti-intellectual. I am a conservative republican that supports the Tea Pary movement. I have an IQ over 135, an electrical engineering degree and an MBA. I am pro life and believe in God.

What I do find distressing is that those on the left feel compelled to belittle those on the right by denegration and insults. I grew up believing that intellectuals are those individuals that use knowledge, logic and reason to reach conclusions. Not cheap emotionalism based on political demagoguery.

By: The Right Wing Celebration of ‘Dumbassery’ and the Danger it Presents to America | Musings of a Parky Pundit

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:47:40 +0000

[...] March 23, 2010 posting by John Moravec in the blog “Education Futures” speculates… Mostly white, undereducated, and underemployed, the Tea Party movement has become [...]

By: John Moravec

John Moravec — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 21:37:48 +0000

Especially in light of today’s terrorist shooting, that is a senseless and cowardly comment, “just an anon.” Shame on you.

By: just an anon

just an anon — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:34:07 +0000

“The educated class supports abortion rights, so public opinion is shifting against them. The educated class supports gun control, so opposition to gun control is mounting. ”
These two i do not believe to be compleatly correct statements since you are making the assumption that everyone in the educated class hold the same views as you. Abortion generaly has a morality argument to it rather then facts so being educated vs not educated really has no place in such a debate. I in specific do not like the assumption that all of the educated class is for gun control. Many of the people who are against gun control are doing it in support of the second ammendment besides the fact that there is always the problem you will find with gun control that the criminals are going to do as they always do and compleatly ignore such laws which means any such law is just going to hurt the innocent populace and prevent them from being able to effectivly defend themselves. Besides the facts that statistics show that areas with high amounts of guns tend to have the lowest crime rates so trying to control and limit guns is going to have adverse effects on the crime rate. Quite simply if you were a criminal would you really want try to rob someone passing by knowing that everyone walking around the streets has a gun on them and can defend themselves?

By: pce

pce — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:39:03 +0000

Nicely compiled and worded, John!