Thread: In defense of Sarah Palin

Originally Posted by WireBeard

This trend in the US (started by the GOP) that "intellectual = elitist snob, clueless, and un-American" is producing what we have now - a woefully uninformed electorate. The founding fathers of this nation were all educated and intellectuals - some the most brilliant of their century (Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, Payne, Hamilton, Washinton, Monroe, etc.) and were respected internationally as well. The US has achieved greatness through the combination of intellect and back-breaking labor...you need both to move forward.

Well put, those you listed above would mostly likely be seen as elitist by todays standards. Most were well traveled even by todays standards and it was a lot harder to be well traveled back in their time.

At one time education was thought of as a way out of the back-breaking labour, today the uneducated, and those who have no desire to be exposed to bigger and broader ideas, wear it like a badge of pride. The United States basically is living on the contributions of citizens of the past. Unfortunately the present and future look bleak, if the world started over again today, I fear the US would not be a superpower.