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Examples of not-quite-intellectuals who promote [[liberal]] arguments include: | Examples of not-quite-intellectuals who promote [[liberal]] arguments include: | ||
| + | *[[George Bush]] | ||
| + | :*privileged youth, rise to the top based upon family name and inherited connections. Weak student at [[Yale]] and [[Harvard Business School]], no original work | ||
| + | *[[Dick Cheney]] | ||
| + | :*privileged youth, flunked out of [[Yale]], no original work | ||
*[[John Kerry]] | *[[John Kerry]] | ||
:*privileged youth, weak student at [[Yale]], no original work | :*privileged youth, weak student at [[Yale]], no original work | ||
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:*privileged youth, poor graduate student, tried to claim credit for the [[internet]] | :*privileged youth, poor graduate student, tried to claim credit for the [[internet]] | ||
*[[Bill Clinton]] | *[[Bill Clinton]] | ||
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*[[Laurence Tribe]] | *[[Laurence Tribe]] | ||
:*dropped out of a graduate math program, passed over initially for Law Review, passed over for [[Solicitor General]] in 1993,<ref>Tribe admitted he was being considered, but he was not nominated. "Under Clinton, Crimson tide washes over Washington," The Boston Globe (Mar. 4, 1993).</ref> plagiarism later found in his work<ref>"Joseph Bottum, books and arts editor of the Weekly Standard, presents overwhelming evidence to support his claim that Tribe's 1985 book, God Save This Honorable Court, was largely copied from a 1974 book called Justices and Presidents by the University of Virginia's Henry J. Abraham. Bottum's case rests on the relentless citation of example after example where it is clear that Tribe has copied both the substance and, in many cases, the exact wording of Abraham's text. Most damning is Tribe's repetition of errors, like slight misquotations of original sources, in Abraham's book."[http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/007975.php]</ref> | :*dropped out of a graduate math program, passed over initially for Law Review, passed over for [[Solicitor General]] in 1993,<ref>Tribe admitted he was being considered, but he was not nominated. "Under Clinton, Crimson tide washes over Washington," The Boston Globe (Mar. 4, 1993).</ref> plagiarism later found in his work<ref>"Joseph Bottum, books and arts editor of the Weekly Standard, presents overwhelming evidence to support his claim that Tribe's 1985 book, God Save This Honorable Court, was largely copied from a 1974 book called Justices and Presidents by the University of Virginia's Henry J. Abraham. Bottum's case rests on the relentless citation of example after example where it is clear that Tribe has copied both the substance and, in many cases, the exact wording of Abraham's text. Most damning is Tribe's repetition of errors, like slight misquotations of original sources, in Abraham's book."[http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/007975.php]</ref> | ||
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:*described as a "whiz kid," he wrote or did nothing of significance, mishandled [[Vietnam War]] | :*described as a "whiz kid," he wrote or did nothing of significance, mishandled [[Vietnam War]] | ||
*[[Henry Kissinger]] | *[[Henry Kissinger]] | ||
| − | :* | + | :*had no insights or noteworthy work, mishandled [[Vietnam War]] and [[Soviet Union]] |
*[[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] | *[[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] | ||
| − | :* | + | :*allowed multiple leaks from [[Los Alamos]] |
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*[[Noam Chomsky]] | *[[Noam Chomsky]] | ||
| − | :*famous for | + | :*famous for his work in [[linguistics]]. He spends his time promoting left-wing politics outside his supposed area of expertise. |
*[[John Maynard Keynes]] | *[[John Maynard Keynes]] | ||
:*dropped out of [[math]] to pursue the less rigorous [[economics]], but was unable to earn a doctorate even in that | :*dropped out of [[math]] to pursue the less rigorous [[economics]], but was unable to earn a doctorate even in that | ||
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*[[Rachel Carson]] | *[[Rachel Carson]] | ||
:* Started the [[environmentalist]] movement with her book [[Silent Spring]] which was found to be full of errors, exaggerations and disregard for actual [[science]]. | :* Started the [[environmentalist]] movement with her book [[Silent Spring]] which was found to be full of errors, exaggerations and disregard for actual [[science]]. | ||
*[[Bertrand Russell]] | *[[Bertrand Russell]] | ||
| − | :* | + | :*Advocated unilateral nuclear disarmament. |
*[[Ward Churchill]] | *[[Ward Churchill]] | ||
:Offended millions of Americans by comparing those that died in 9/11 to Adolf Eichmann, notorious organizer of the [[Holocaust]]. Had the gall to sue the University that terminated him.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jul25/0,4670,EmbattledProfessor,00.html</ref> | :Offended millions of Americans by comparing those that died in 9/11 to Adolf Eichmann, notorious organizer of the [[Holocaust]]. Had the gall to sue the University that terminated him.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jul25/0,4670,EmbattledProfessor,00.html</ref> | ||
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*[[Carl Sagan]] | *[[Carl Sagan]] | ||
:*insisted that there must be life in outer space | :*insisted that there must be life in outer space | ||
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*[[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] | *[[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] | ||
:*worked on the House Judiciary impeachment staff investigating [[Richard Nixon]]. Hillary's work was so poorly conceived and drafted that a member of the Committee, [[William Dixon]] said Hillary "paid no attention to the way the Constitution works in this country, the way politics works, the way Congress works, the way legal safegaurds are set up."<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=foWUM2R1K0wC&pg=PA121&lpg=PA121&dq=hillary+nixon+olson&source=web&ots=06xJC-jwnM&sig=P6LflOsDROMR16cn_WGvXg4iZHU#PPA122,M1 Hell to Pay: The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton], By Barbara Olson, Regnery Publishing, Inc, 2001, pp. 122-123.</ref> | :*worked on the House Judiciary impeachment staff investigating [[Richard Nixon]]. Hillary's work was so poorly conceived and drafted that a member of the Committee, [[William Dixon]] said Hillary "paid no attention to the way the Constitution works in this country, the way politics works, the way Congress works, the way legal safegaurds are set up."<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=foWUM2R1K0wC&pg=PA121&lpg=PA121&dq=hillary+nixon+olson&source=web&ots=06xJC-jwnM&sig=P6LflOsDROMR16cn_WGvXg4iZHU#PPA122,M1 Hell to Pay: The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton], By Barbara Olson, Regnery Publishing, Inc, 2001, pp. 122-123.</ref> | ||
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* they genuinely fail to understand certain abstractions, such as: | * they genuinely fail to understand certain abstractions, such as: | ||
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:* how guns save more lives through deterrence and prevention than they harm | :* how guns save more lives through deterrence and prevention than they harm | ||
| − | + | :* how arms limitations treaties always help a dishonest adversary | |
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| − | :* how arms limitations treaties always | ||
* they expect superficial, flawed logic to persuade others, such as: | * they expect superficial, flawed logic to persuade others, such as: | ||
| + | :* how childbirth has a positive effect on health, and thus [[abortion]] harms health | ||
| + | :* how cutting taxes often increases government revenue ([[Laffer Curve]]) | ||
:* claiming that inequality in outcome implies discrimination | :* claiming that inequality in outcome implies discrimination | ||
:* demanding equal treatment for genders in all situations | :* demanding equal treatment for genders in all situations | ||
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It is interesting to observe how the liberal ideology, and liberal arguments, appeal most to educated, informed persons who are short on intellectual achievements of their own. Put another way, the biggest advocates of liberal arguments are the intellectual wannabees or pseudo-intellectuals.
Examples of not-quite-intellectuals who promote liberal arguments include:
- privileged youth, rise to the top based upon family name and inherited connections. Weak student at Yale and Harvard Business School, no original work
- privileged youth, flunked out of Yale, no original work
- privileged youth, weak student at Yale, no original work
- privileged youth, poor graduate student, tried to claim credit for the internet
- no original work or ideas
- dropped out of a graduate math program, passed over initially for Law Review, passed over for Solicitor General in 1993,[1] plagiarism later found in his work[2]
- described as a "whiz kid," he wrote or did nothing of significance, mishandled Vietnam War
- had no insights or noteworthy work, mishandled Vietnam War and Soviet Union
- allowed multiple leaks from Los Alamos
- famous for his work in linguistics. He spends his time promoting left-wing politics outside his supposed area of expertise.
- Started the environmentalist movement with her book Silent Spring which was found to be full of errors, exaggerations and disregard for actual science.
- Advocated unilateral nuclear disarmament.
- Offended millions of Americans by comparing those that died in 9/11 to Adolf Eichmann, notorious organizer of the Holocaust. Had the gall to sue the University that terminated him.[3]
- privileged youth, rise to the top based upon family name and inherited connections. Currently publisher of the New York Times.
- poor student
- insisted that there must be life in outer space
- worked on the House Judiciary impeachment staff investigating Richard Nixon. Hillary's work was so poorly conceived and drafted that a member of the Committee, William Dixon said Hillary "paid no attention to the way the Constitution works in this country, the way politics works, the way Congress works, the way legal safegaurds are set up."[4]
Please add other examples.
Praised Heaped by Pseudo-Intellectual Liberals on Each Other
It is remarkable how pseudo-intellectual liberals praise each other as geniuses. Examples include:
- Bertrand Russell declaring that the most intelligent man he ever knew was John Maynard Keynes
Please add other examples.
Motivation
There are two primary motivations for the liberal advocacy by pseudo-intellectuals:
- it is easier for them to obtain acclaim from the liberal press than from real intellectuals
- they genuinely fail to understand certain abstractions, such as:
- how guns save more lives through deterrence and prevention than they harm
- how arms limitations treaties always help a dishonest adversary
- they expect superficial, flawed logic to persuade others, such as:
- how childbirth has a positive effect on health, and thus abortion harms health
- how cutting taxes often increases government revenue (Laffer Curve)
- claiming that inequality in outcome implies discrimination
- demanding equal treatment for genders in all situations
- claiming that the gay agenda is like the civil rights struggle by African Americans
- insisting that government can reduce poverty with more programs
Please add to these lists.
References
- ↑ Tribe admitted he was being considered, but he was not nominated. "Under Clinton, Crimson tide washes over Washington," The Boston Globe (Mar. 4, 1993).
- ↑ "Joseph Bottum, books and arts editor of the Weekly Standard, presents overwhelming evidence to support his claim that Tribe's 1985 book, God Save This Honorable Court, was largely copied from a 1974 book called Justices and Presidents by the University of Virginia's Henry J. Abraham. Bottum's case rests on the relentless citation of example after example where it is clear that Tribe has copied both the substance and, in many cases, the exact wording of Abraham's text. Most damning is Tribe's repetition of errors, like slight misquotations of original sources, in Abraham's book."[1]
- ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jul25/0,4670,EmbattledProfessor,00.html
- ↑ Hell to Pay: The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton, By Barbara Olson, Regnery Publishing, Inc, 2001, pp. 122-123.