tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post6721294350907465417..comments2023-05-28T07:46:13.657-04:00Comments on social issues: Anti-Intellectualism in American (and Canadian) LifeLeonard Wakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948820385522641682noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post-3828991178190039772012-03-12T11:45:03.307-04:002012-03-12T11:45:03.307-04:00I remember being very disappointed by the campaign...I remember being very disappointed by the campaign against Dion. I was excited about the prospect of having a well-educated PM.<br /><br />Barbara, I think that's an important distinction you draw between anti-intelligence and anti-intellectualism. I hadn't thought about that before, but now I shall.Cherilyn Keallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665260644731013865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787999482934202364.post-87348611867297875252008-09-13T15:28:00.000-04:002008-09-13T15:28:00.000-04:00As I am reading your interesting post, David, I a...As I am reading your interesting post, David, I am pondering the Sarah Palin interview on ABC. It seems that many of her comments reinforce the strain of anti-intellectualism you cite. And I very much appreciate the thoughtfulness with which you respect and unpack what does seem to be anti-intellectualism. The important question is whether it´s anti-intelligence or anti-intellectualism? The former is decidedly not Deweyan, but the latter might be.Barbara Stengelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750720938489052189noreply@blogger.com