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“Climate Change Policies, Killing the American Dream”
That’s the general idea. The commie hippie pinko slimeball ecowackos have hated this country ever since the end of WWII. The hatred for the American Dream went into warp drive after the collapse of the Iron Curtain.
“Silent Spring” – Rachel Carson
“The Ugly American” – Lederer & Burdick
Were were influential in that regard.
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life – Richard Hofstadter
Looks like the book from ’63 was really influential for the modern GOP.
The GOP’s Murderous Anti-Intellectualism
https://newrepublic.com/article/158436/republican-murderous-anti-intellectualism
It is properly called: “Anti-Mental Masturbation From the Destructive Leftist Ideology.”
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If you want to have a baby, it may feel good but it doesn’t produce much.
Anti-intellectual…… The luser’s way of life !!
Poor little tyke is stuck with zero or negative intellect.
Well, as Orwell observed –
“There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.”
Should be noted that Hofstadter was a Marxist, socialist and communist who created pseudo-intellectual word-salad.
So it is understandable that the Luser would make reference to him.
Speaking of commie hippie pinko slimeball ecowackos, here comes lusername.
Maybe tune up for this show by watching the video “Scott and Georgina’s Mercedes EV bursts into flames in their driveway – we don’t know what caused it, it was only charging”. Reality Checks Suck!
Europe showed how an unelected trade commission could take over a continent through regulation while the elected parliament remains powerless.
“while the elected parliament remains
powerlesscowardly”Fixed it.