Jonathan Turley Blog Partial Quote of a commenter (BELOW MY RESPONSE & TURLEY DISCUSSION): This will only change if conservatives actually start expressing an interest in an intellectual life. I know precious few conservatives or even moderates who are interested in learning, reading academic/
I teach part time at the junior college level. A college degree does not equate to intelligence. In fact, most of the over-educated I have encountered as a student, or an instructor (public universities, private colleges or community colleges) are not smart per se. They come from upper middle-class backgrounds, so they acquire the "skills" early on which enables them to advance in an upper middle-class environment, like academia. They are well read on a very specific topic and their knowledge of anything else is just regurgitated talking points from NPR. Most, end any intellectual curosity when they get that degree. There is no real depth to any other knowledge and it is superficial. Point in fact, most of their “research” is bullsh1t, either by incompetence or fraud. No one after the scamdemic should feel the only place you can find “intelligence” is in academia or normies are not "intelligent".
Nov 25, 2023·edited Nov 25, 2023Liked by Jason Powers
I think those Harvard survey percentages say much more about the power of group-think (and the need of most people for validation and praise from others) than they do about conservatives' inclination toward intellectual pursuits.
On the other hand, if we are going to stereotype, most conservatives I know are hard workers who get shit done.
I came late economically to conservative side.... pretty much after screwing myself with life decisions. (I was socially conservative early - catholic, poor, no worries about getting a date!)
Common conservatives do the stuff needed to operate the world. Liberals think because their heads are in the clouds, they can see the rain and control it. Well, that's not happening.
I teach part time at the junior college level. A college degree does not equate to intelligence. In fact, most of the over-educated I have encountered as a student, or an instructor (public universities, private colleges or community colleges) are not smart per se. They come from upper middle-class backgrounds, so they acquire the "skills" early on which enables them to advance in an upper middle-class environment, like academia. They are well read on a very specific topic and their knowledge of anything else is just regurgitated talking points from NPR. Most, end any intellectual curosity when they get that degree. There is no real depth to any other knowledge and it is superficial. Point in fact, most of their “research” is bullsh1t, either by incompetence or fraud. No one after the scamdemic should feel the only place you can find “intelligence” is in academia or normies are not "intelligent".
Yes sir!
And we all know how "experts" were deployed like little military operations to hijack the entire population with their talking points.
I think those Harvard survey percentages say much more about the power of group-think (and the need of most people for validation and praise from others) than they do about conservatives' inclination toward intellectual pursuits.
On the other hand, if we are going to stereotype, most conservatives I know are hard workers who get shit done.
I concur. Practical.
I came late economically to conservative side.... pretty much after screwing myself with life decisions. (I was socially conservative early - catholic, poor, no worries about getting a date!)
Common conservatives do the stuff needed to operate the world. Liberals think because their heads are in the clouds, they can see the rain and control it. Well, that's not happening.
Hope Thanksgiving went well.