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Load_Altruistic t1_je7k21u wrote

The GOP these days is basically built on anti-intellectualism. Kurt Vonnegut said it best

Edit: Lol, someone pointed out it was actually Asimov who said the quote. I confused my writers, haha

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UWCG t1_je8vgyl wrote

I'm partial to Asimov's quote myself:

>“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge’.”

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Load_Altruistic t1_je9oyc9 wrote

Hahahaha, I really misquoted it as Vonnegut! Thank you for correcting me. I knew it was one of the science fiction authors

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UWCG t1_jeaxz1n wrote

Hey, Vonnegut’s a very quotable guy, I just figured he had a quote floating around I haven’t seen before!

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Load_Altruistic t1_jeay86j wrote

He might! It’s actually likely that he does considering the nature of his works. But I was definitely thinking of the Asimov quote and for some reason thought it was Vonnegut who said it….

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