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"Intellectuals are naturally attracted by the idea of a planned society, in the belief that they will be in charge of it." — Roger Scruton
by poszlem 4mo ago
"Intellectuals are naturally attracted by the idea of a planned society, in the belief that they will be in charge of it." — Roger Scruton
- bilbo0s 4mo agoIn this case though, the nerds are in charge of it. They created and own it. I mean even the lawyers are subordinate to them at this point.
- overfeed 4mo ago> I mean even the lawyers are subordinate to them at this point They could all be in jail by this time tomorrow if Todd Blanche - a lawyer - wills it. Riding the authoritarianism tiger is risky business.
- mrguyorama 4mo agoNone of these people are intellectuals. They decry colleges for not being good enough compliant worker factories. They attack higher learning institutions. They make no attempts at pushing knowledge. They are salesmen.