Many intellectuals pride themselves on how remote their theorizing is from mundane reality. <\/p>\n
After all, if daily life could provide answers to lofty questions, we might not need so many intellectuals. <\/p>\n
And that subversive thought must be suppressed at all costs!<\/p>\n
Consider the topic of race. The trendiest idea among intellectuals is that “Race Does Not Exist” what we at VDARE.COM call “Race Denial.” Last year, a three-night PBS documentary summed up this new orthodoxy under the title Race: The Power of an Illusion. <\/p>\n
That this idea, no matter how trendy, strikes the vast majority of Americans as self-evidently stupid only heightens its appeal to those who view themselves as superior because of their ability to juggle esoterica.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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