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| | :*privileged youth, weak student at [[Yale]], no original work | | :*privileged youth, weak student at [[Yale]], no original work |
| | *[[Al Gore]] | | *[[Al Gore]] |
| − | :*privileged youth, poor graduate student, claimed to help with the creation of the [[internet]]<ref>Al Gore bragged, "I took the initiative in creating the Internet." [http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/03/09/president.2000/transcript.gore/]</ref> | + | :*privileged youth, poor graduate student, claimed to help with the creation of the [[internet]]<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/03/09/president.2000/transcript.gore/ Al Gore bragged, "I took the initiative in creating the Internet."]</ref> |
| | + | :*does not understand that [[correlation is not causation]] |
| | *[[Bill Clinton]] | | *[[Bill Clinton]] |
| − | :*may have virtually flunked out of the pre-med program at [[Georgetown University]], never released his grades, failed to earn a degree at [[Oxford]], no original work or ideas | + | :*may have virtually flunked out of the pre-med program at [[Georgetown University]], never released his grades, failed to earn a degree at [[Oxford]] (and also was expelled from the latter due to rape charges), no original work or ideas |
| | *[[Richard Dawkins]] | | *[[Richard Dawkins]] |
| − | :*lasted only 2 years teaching at [[University of California, Berkeley]], a mere lecturer at [[Oxford]] until a wealthy ally donated a professorship for him | + | :*lasted only 2 years teaching at [[University of California, Berkeley]], a mere lecturer at [[Oxford]] until a wealthy patron donated a "[[professorship]]" for him |
| | *[[Stephen Jay Gould]] | | *[[Stephen Jay Gould]] |
| | :*[[Antioch College]] graduate (geology major), his work is riddled with contradictions | | :*[[Antioch College]] graduate (geology major), his work is riddled with contradictions |
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| | :*fluent in relatively few languages for a diplomat, had no insights or noteworthy work, mishandled [[Vietnam War]] and [[Soviet Union]] | | :*fluent in relatively few languages for a diplomat, had no insights or noteworthy work, mishandled [[Vietnam War]] and [[Soviet Union]] |
| | *[[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] | | *[[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] |
| − | :*repeatedly passed over for the [[Nobel Prize]] due to a lack of achievement, allowed multiple leaks from [[Los Alamos]] | + | :*repeatedly passed over for the [[Nobel Prize]] due to a lack of achievement, allowed multiple leaks from [[Los Alamos]]. Noted Communist. |
| − | *[[Jon Stewart]]
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| | *[[Noam Chomsky]] | | *[[Noam Chomsky]] |
| | :*famous for making a few guesses about [[linguistics]] some of which turned out to be partially correct. He has not done any work in linguistics in 30 years and just spends his time promoting left-wing politics outside his supposed area of expertise. | | :*famous for making a few guesses about [[linguistics]] some of which turned out to be partially correct. He has not done any work in linguistics in 30 years and just 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 |
| − | *[[Michel Foucault]]
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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]]. |
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| | :*claimed to be proving the completeness and consistency of math, a goal [[Godel]] proved was impossible. Advocated unilateral nuclear disarmament. | | :*claimed to be proving the completeness and consistency of math, a goal [[Godel]] proved was impossible. 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>https://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jul25/0,4670,EmbattledProfessor,00.html</ref> |
| | *[[Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.]] | | *[[Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.]] |
| | :*privileged youth, rise to the top based upon family name and inherited connections. Currently publisher of the ''[[New York Times]]''. | | :*privileged youth, rise to the top based upon family name and inherited connections. Currently publisher of the ''[[New York Times]]''. |
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| | :*insisted that there must be life in outer space | | :*insisted that there must be life in outer space |
| | *[[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] | | *[[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] |
| − | :*flunked the [[D.C.]] bar exam; 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 safeguards 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> | + | :*flunked the [[D.C.]] bar exam; 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 safeguards are set up."<ref>[https://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> In addition, she also later ended up fired from her position in the House Judiciary impeachment staff by Jerry Zeifman (who was himself a Democrat) and cited the reason for her firing was due to "lying, unethical behavior", including stealing the briefs for the Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas dealing with an impeachment proceeding in 1970 and writing in her brief that there was no precedent to impeachment proceedings requiring counsul.<ref>http://downtrend.com/robertgehl/while-on-watergate-committee-hillary-was-fired-for-lying-unethical-behavior</ref> |
| − | *[[Al Franken]]
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| − | :*Puerile jokester turned politician wannabe | |
| − | *[[Richard Feynman]]
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| − | :*Mostly worked with theoretical instead of practical issues. His constant patronization of nude bars is an excellent example of [[professor values]]
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| | *[[Ernest Hemingway]] | | *[[Ernest Hemingway]] |
| | :*Supported [[Socialists]] in the Spanish Civil War. Overrated writer. Went insane and killed himself. | | :*Supported [[Socialists]] in the Spanish Civil War. Overrated writer. Went insane and killed himself. |
| − | *[[Linus Pauling]]
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| − | :*Proponent of Vitamin C cure-all [[junk science]]
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| | *[[Oscar Wilde]] | | *[[Oscar Wilde]] |
| | :*Mostly wrote silly comedies, little of substance. Sexual deviant. | | :*Mostly wrote silly comedies, little of substance. Sexual deviant. |
| | + | *[[Jean-Paul Sartre]] |
| | + | :*Promoted, if not created the philosophical view of [[Existentialism]] with an atheistic bent, also ended up having to repeat College due to flunking philosophy the first time around. Spent his time promoting various revolutionaries as well as cited [[Che Guevara]] as being "the most complete human being of the age." Sexual deviant. |
| | + | *[[Michel Foucault]] |
| | + | :*Promoted Post-Structuralism, promoted various revolutionaries, including the Shah of Iran and Mao. In addition, was a huge sexual deviant who knowingly spread AIDS after landing himself with the infection. Had also had to undergo two tries at entrance exams and two tries at aggregation, with evidence suggesting that his father managed to convince the proctor to have him pass the exam illicitly.<ref>http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Foucault-s-gay-science-4491</ref> |
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| | *[[Bertrand Russell]] declaring that the most intelligent man he ever knew was [[John Maynard Keynes]]<ref>http://www.hwkhelp.com/node/43</ref> | | *[[Bertrand Russell]] declaring that the most intelligent man he ever knew was [[John Maynard Keynes]]<ref>http://www.hwkhelp.com/node/43</ref> |
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| − | *[[Laurence Tribe]], who saw the best law students for several decades, insisted that fellow [[liberal]] [[Barack Obama]] was the "best student I ever had" and the "most exciting research assistant."<ref>http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071114/NEWS01/711140429/1217/NEWS98]</ref> | + | *[[Laurence Tribe]], who saw the best law students for several decades, insisted that fellow [[liberal]] [[Barack Obama]] was the "best student I ever had" and the "most exciting research assistant."<ref>[http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071114/NEWS01/711140429/1217/NEWS98]</ref> |
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| | :* 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 |
| − | :* claiming that the [[gay agenda]] is like the civil rights struggle by African Americans | + | :* claiming that the [[homosexual agenda]] is like the civil rights struggle by African Americans |
| | :* insisting that government can reduce poverty with more programs | | :* insisting that government can reduce poverty with more programs |
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| | == Superiority Complex == | | == Superiority Complex == |
| − | The liberal believes they are superior to others. Not in a physical sense but mentally, they have their high ground and nobody dare challenge. If you challenge Liberal Intellectualism thinking and beliefs, you risk being ridiculed. A good example is the classic Democrats versus Democratics statement. Liberal Intellectualism will say that it is not proper to use the sentence with the word Democrats, it must be proper, so it must be Democratics. However, 'Democrats' will suffice rather well and the reader understands regardless. There are many instances where <i>Democratic</i> politicians use the word Democrats. Howard Dean says "Democrats have a lot of work to do among seniors." The nation's liberal newspapers use the word Democrats. Google's spellcheck prefers Democrats. The website for congress is addressed 'democrats.senate.gov' Excuses for insisting are endless and a part of Liberal Intellectualism thinking. | + | The liberal believes they are superior to others. Not in a physical sense but mentally, they have their high ground and nobody dare challenge. If you challenge Liberal Intellectualism thinking and beliefs, you risk being ridiculed. A good example is the classic Democrats versus Democratics statement. Liberal Intellectualism will say that it is not proper to use the sentence with the word Democrats, it must be proper, so it must be Democratics. However, 'Democrats' will suffice rather well and the reader understands regardless. There are many instances where ''Democratic'' politicians use the word Democrats. Howard Dean says "Democrats have a lot of work to do among seniors." The nation's liberal newspapers use the word Democrats. Google's spellcheck prefers Democrats. The website for congress is addressed 'democrats.senate.gov' Excuses for insisting are endless and a part of Liberal Intellectualism thinking. |
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| | + | ==True Intellectualism Among Liberals== |
| | + | Some liberals, while holding false views on God and the world, have made serious intellectual achievements in limited areas. |
| | + | |
| | + | *[[William James]] |
| | + | :*Made significant breakthroughs in psychology that are considered foundational to this day, and was instrumental in developing pragmatism, and the philosophy of pragmatism (ignored by most modern liberals). However, he did not believe in religion. |
| | + | *[[Albert Einstein]] |
| | + | :*Made monumental gains in modern [[physics]]. Like [[Isaac Newton|Newton]], he saw his work updated and corrected, but many of his discoveries were experimentally proven years after he predicted. However, he was an [[agnostic]] [[communist]]. |
| | + | *[[Richard Feynman]] |
| | + | :*Played a significant role in developing the atomic bomb at the Los Alamos Project. |
| | + | :*Developed the Feynman diagrams in quantum electrodynamics. |
| | + | :*Successfully discovered the cause of the Challenger disaster. |
| | + | :*Atheist. |
| | + | *[[Frank Zappa]] |
| | + | :*A musical genius, he was hostile to family values. |
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| | + | Explanation: some focus their powers of reasoning on the wrong problems, or start with a flawed set of assumptions. Because of their intellectual achievements in one field, they mistaken believe that they are right about everything. |
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| | == References == | | == References == |
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| | <references/> | | <references/> |
| − | [[Category:Essays]] | + | [[Category:Essays about Liberals]] |
| | [[Category:Liberalism]] | | [[Category:Liberalism]] |
| | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Liberal Intellectualism}} |