A Point In Time

Dear Friends,

The constant accusation from the left that conservatives are morons, anti-intellectual, and anti-science is a bit tiresome.

The reality is they should look in the mirror and they would find this is simply a reflection of their own short-comings. This is often the case when one entity criticizes another. I chalk it up to a defence mechanism for the very insecure circumstances the entity may be in at the moment.

For the record, conservatives ARE NOT anti-intellectual, but I do believe they are against intellectualism. With apologies to Webster’s fine volume of words, I use this last term as a catchall religion (“ism”) for discussion.

My new definition(s) for “intellectualism” is…

1. Imposing untested theories on humanity in order to: gain power, achieve some ideological goal, or do what an elite group believes is good for humanity at the moment.

2. Using the word “nuance” to imply that solutions to humanity’s problems are too complex for the average person to deal with and must be assigned to a ruling elite to solve.

3. Using “intellectual” arguments to demean segments of our civilization to be able to lord over them.

4. Undermining our intellectual standards to be more inclusive of those that may agree with or support the ruling elite.

…can you add to the list? This IS NOT a slam against intellectuals, but a slam against elites and statists that think they are intellectuals.

A necessary caveat must be inserted. As our detractors on the left continue their various character assassinations to divert attention away from their hollow ideas, conservatives also follow blindly behind right-wing concepts that are generally established as polar opposites of a related concept on the left. Don’t follow such ideas blindly but use your mind to discern the underlying merit or truth. Don’t shoot the messenger, but to wake you from your slumber, you must remember that even Hitler did some good things.

GEA