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Where were they for the last 24 years?
Just trying to function under capitalism while providing for their family? Often both immediate and extended since many of our scholars and scientists are immigrants who came here for a higher wage to send money back home to their parents.
And mostly being increasingly annoyed at how almost all media attacks intellectuals and paints us as "out of touch" and "having no common sense". All while acknowledging that the entire world is shifting authoritarian but not expecting the US to speedrun a decade or two of erosion of civil rights.
But hey, good on you for continuing to demonstrate just how ingrained anti-intellectualism is into the cultural zeitgeist. Because this shit has been going on for a lot longer than 24 years. Most people attribute it to reagan. But the end result is that basically everyone grew up on (national equivalents of) nickelodean sitcoms where the protagonist kid proves they are smarter than their teachers because they understood a pun or knew one tidbit of trivia.
Ok. I'm anti-intellectual for recognizing the post 9-11 authoritarian shift in this country.
Do you have any other astute observations to offer?
So... you blame that on "scholars"?
Because you seem to think that people weren't talking about exactly that for close to 50 years. You just weren't paying attention. And now are apparently criticizing people for continuing to talk about it.
Again, THAT is what the legacy of reagan et al is. We all grew up on media that makes us immediately want to complain that "Scientists said eggs were good for us then bad for us then good for us" and all the other crap that encourages people to just get angry when they hear "common sense" and actively ignore anything that isn't.
Language matters. And understanding that language is how you understand what biases have been ingrained into you.
I think their point is that you don’t have to be an “intellectual” or “scholar” to make the observation in the OP title. Which was exactly my take when I read it as well.
You're reaching hard my guy.
Also yes. Fuck Reagan. Pissing on his grave is on my bucket list.
Heads buried in the sand praying it'll go away if they don't acknowledge it.