I started a thread on Anti-intellectualism. If you are not familiar with the concept:
"Anti-intellectualism is hostility to and mistrust of intellect, intellectuals, and intellectualism, commonly expressed as deprecation of education and philosophy and the dismissal of art, literature, and science as impractical, politically motivated, and even contemptible human pursuits."
Trump is so worried about 2020, that hes actually stoking "rebellion" because his latest poll numbers show something before impossible:
EVEN HIS BASE LEAVING HIM?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/could-trumps-coronavirus-failure-finally-turn-off-supporters
Either way, its not coincidence that Trump lashed out at states via Twiter (hes trying to shift the blame to governors and rile up his base AND scientists are not always correct, obviously, BUT THIS WAS FAUCI this weekend on the Trump protesters:
"Appearing on Good Morning America Monday, George Stephanopoulos asked the infectious disease expert what his message is for those who have been protesting.
“I think the message is that, clearly, this is something that is hurting from the standpoint of economics, from the standpoint of things that have nothing to do with the virus,” Fauci said. “But unless we get the virus under control, the real recovery, economically, is not going to happen.”
Earlier in the interview, Fauci said that there are currently enough coronavirus tests for most states to reach phase one of the White House’s reopening protocol — despite protests from some governors to the contrary. Nonetheless, Fauci warned against a haphazard reopening."
"“If you jump the gun and go into a situation where you have a big spike, you’re going to set yourself back,” he said. “So as painful as it is to go by the careful guidelines of gradually phasing into a reopening, it’s going to backfire [if you reopen prematurely]. That’s the problem."
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its not coincidence that the most hard core Trumpettes here are also climate deniers, conspiracy theorists etc.
ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM AT ITS FINEST (WORST)
