# What motivates political anti-intellectualism, what counteracts it

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**Created:** [November 27, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-political-anti-intellectualism-what-counteracts-it/519093 "2009-11-27T03:40:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-political-anti-intellectualism-what-counteracts-it/519093/50 "2009-11-28T03:25:33Z")

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> [@ITR\_champion](#):
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> Well then I’ve got some good news for you. Buckley [wrote a book](http://www.amazon.com/God-Man-At-Yale-Anniversary/dp/089526692X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259376359&sr=1-1) explaining his distrust of the academic world, so an intellectual like you can order it and get to reading right away.
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> It was posted on Wikipedia and is therefore true. And by the way, there’s nothing ironic about **Wesley Clark** complaining about anti-intellectualism and treating Wikipedia as a reliable source in the same post. Nothing.

Its possible to respond to posts without being an asshole. You should try it sometime.

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