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kentuck

(111,053 posts)
Wed May 30, 2012, 04:02 PM May 2012

Republicans despise intellectualism. They scorn public education. They hate government.


Yet, they believe themselves to be the most informed, intelligent voters in the country.

Many of them are so uneducated that they have a difficult time making a simple protest sign. Spelling is not one of their strong suits.

Intellectualism is their enemy. It is liberal. They have little respect for Harvard graduates or anyone that goes to an elite university.

They scorn public education because they are run by "union thugs". They don't like unions at all. Whatever they did good was all in the past. Now they are evil.

They hate government except when government is giving them something. They are deserving. Everyone else is a leech.

Whatever they need to know, they can learn from listening to Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity. There is only one side to the story and they know it by heart. They are the enlightened ones...
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Republicans despise intellectualism. They scorn public education. They hate government. (Original Post) kentuck May 2012 OP
It's no mystery why they want to keep the masses dumbed down. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #1
They are anti-civilization Speck Tater May 2012 #2

Baitball Blogger

(46,684 posts)
1. It's no mystery why they want to keep the masses dumbed down.
Wed May 30, 2012, 04:06 PM
May 2012

They don't want to be challenged. They have gamed the system for their own success and couldn't make it in a world where they would have to play fair.

Clever buggers, really, the way they spread misinformation to make sure the masses keep fighting us, instead of the people who are exploiting the sytem.

 

Speck Tater

(10,618 posts)
2. They are anti-civilization
Wed May 30, 2012, 04:07 PM
May 2012

and everything that civilization stands for, like science, education, literacy, cooperation, compassion, progress, ...

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