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In article <1992Aug19.134718.25883@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca>, bunker@physun.physics.mcmaster.ca (Alex Bunker) writes:
> In article <1992Aug19.033102.28965@ncar.ucar.edu> gary@isis.cgd.ucar.edu (Gary Strand) writes:
>>f > "Frank" (Robin Collins)
>>
>>f > Some extremely intelligent people have been fundamentalists, or dogmatists.
>>f > Such is fuel for fascism.  I think some of the libertarians are right in
>>f > this area of thought (and which is why people like Chomsky call themselves
>>f > libertarian socialists, I suspect.) Any thoughts?
>>
>>  On what? That we agree that being an intellectual is no safeguard against
>>  falling for totalitarian's propaganda? Or that being an intellectual is
>>  no guarantee against being wrong, or just ignorant and stupid? Makes one
>>  wonder why so many intellectuals are of leftist persuasion, doesn't it?
>>
>>  Sometimes I think your average blue-collar Joe Steelworker has more sense
>>  and wisdom than all the lefty intellectuals infesting academia and the
>>  "elite".

> Your average Joe Bluecollar steelworker is a very sensible fellow
> and knows who's side he is on.

	Which is why (s)he voted for Ronald Reagan in overwhelming numbers.

Brett                                                      
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