elitist or intellectual
Universities have become secular cathedrals. They mock religion instead of trying to understand it. Somehow, I was able to graduate from a good high school and college without ever opening the New Testament — the West’s most influential book. There's something wrong about that.
David Perelltwitter.com“What is talkativeness? It is the result of doing away with the vital distinction between talking and keeping silent. Only some one who knows how to remain essentially silent can really talk--and act essentially. Silence is the essence of inwardness, of the inner life. Mere gossip anticipates real talk, and to express what is still in thought
... See moreWhen people express unusual beliefs that are at odds with conventional opinion, like defunding the police or downplaying hard work, or using peculiar vocabulary, often what they are really saying is, “I was educated at a top university” or “I have the means and time to acquire these esoteric ideas.”
Rob Henderson • Luxury Beliefs Are Status Symbols
Our political zeitgest - leftist ‘elitism’
You can’t help people who are too smart for their own good. Which is exactly why I want to remind you that the very best in the world are relentless at mastering the fundamentals. Kobe Bryant spent hours working on dribbling drills every day.
Ramit Sethi • Your Move: The Underdog’s Guide to Building Your Business
Being smart doesn’t mean that you’re willing to try on alternative viewpoints, or that you’re comfortable with uncertainty, or that you can recognize your own mistakes. It doesn’t mean you have insight into your own biases. In fact, one thing that high-IQ people might genuinely be better at than other people is convincing themselves that their own... See more
David Brooks • How the Ivy League Broke America
various sections of the liberal bourgeoisie–the very people who are the supporters of Fascism when it appears in a more modern form.
George Orwell • Homage To Catalonia
3. Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity:
Evil can be guarded against. Stupidity cannot. And the world's few evil people have little power without the help of the world's many stupid people. Therefore, stupidity is a far greater threat than evil.
Gurwindertwitter.com