Anti Intellectualism
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 and even contemptible human pursuits. Anti-intellectuals present themselves and are perceived as champions of common folk—populists against political and academic elitism—and tend to see educated people as a status class detached from the concerns of most people, and feel that intellectuals dominate political discourse and control higher education.
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There is no danger greater for the State than that of self-styled intellectuals. You would have been better off remaining illiterate.
- King Hassan II of Morocco, quoted in the Preface
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― Tales of a Severed Head
― Tales of a Severed Head
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What they produce is not culture but a population allergic to logic, addicted to drama, and proud of their own mental stagnation. In the end, society becomes a palette for illusions, painted with exaggerated emotions that conceal the erosion of reason.
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― Bansang Pinipilas
― Bansang Pinipilas