| HappySqurriel said: There is intellectualism and there is "intellectualism" ... While there is a disturbing habit for politics to devolve into simple catch phrases and tabloid news in the western world, more often than not when people refer to "anti-intellectualism" they’re really upset that people reject propaganda that is being pushed by academics in fields that could best be described as institutionalized political activism. |
Have you considered that some people just don't want to hear the truth? Or companies are hating they have to make changes that improve quality and efficiency at a high cost? I mean its cheap to do nothing and use the same methods over and over again without changing, which is why other countries have evolved in technology and health beyond what they once had.
Environmentalism isn't all propaganda and shit. Just like every group there are extremists, but their views should not be taken as what the majority says. A lot of studies are done. People push for policies that make companies reduce their pollution. I myself sign many petitions that have been successful in stopping drilling in wildlife preserves, construction of new coal plants, deforestation, protection for animals around the world, as well as many political stances.
Most of the propaganda are from idiots like Rush Limbaugh who just today stated the best way to solve all issues in the USA is to ignore them. That's right, ignore all issues as if they don't exist and continue doing things the way they were before all the "environmental garbage and deficit fear-mongering." That is what one of the most listened to mans on US radio stated. Sadly he is not alone, and the democrats have similar stances. And in the end they cause ignorance towards real facts about how things are, and what is better for humanity as a whole.
