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During 50s-to 70s, "intellectual"=support for Stalinism, Maoism,Trotskysm (or Arabism). Evidence of camps/murders was ignored for > decades.
Today if an "intellectual" expresses opinions that are vaguely NEUTRAL abt Trump, his career is destroyed.
I despise intellektchuals.
Today if an "intellectual" expresses opinions that are vaguely NEUTRAL abt Trump, his career is destroyed.
I despise intellektchuals.
2) When John Gray supported Thatcher's economics, he was treated like a serial killer by his peers. Later (as may happen w/Trump), academics started to rally to her, as results started to show.
But NOBODY apologized to him for harm done.
Intellektuals hate independent pple.
But NOBODY apologized to him for harm done.
Intellektuals hate independent pple.
3) Employed intellectuals, professional academics, and other slaves are rarely in love with thought & ideas.
They are primarily in love with Orthodoxy.
They are primarily in love with Orthodoxy.
4) The idea of #skininthegame is that people judged by reality and P/L, instead of peers or supervisors, are vastly more open-minded.
5) Even if Trump became suddenly left-wing, he would still be hated by the Intellektchuals who would drum up arguments. Why?
They obsessively hate @realDonaldTrump because he is both totally non-intellectual and doesn't hide it. He makes intellktchuals feel irrelevant.
They obsessively hate @realDonaldTrump because he is both totally non-intellectual and doesn't hide it. He makes intellktchuals feel irrelevant.
6) My first reaction to Trump is the same as Nero's to Fat Tony: it takes some effort for an intellectual to warm up to like people who don't read/respect books.
(from Antifragile)
(from Antifragile)
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