[...] the idea of American exceptionalism doesn’t extend to Americans being exceptional. If you excelled academically and are able to casually use 690 SAT words then you might as well have the press shoot video of you giving the finger to the Statue of Liberty while the Dixie Chicks sing the University of the Taliban fight song. The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it.
American Exceptionalism
September 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Anti-Intellectual · Politics · Proud Geekery
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postsimian
// Sep 23, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Reminds me of something Ollie pointed out: liberal-minded people are the only ones who would prefer to have a leader who is smarter than they are, while conservatives prefer someone who they can “drink a beer with.” Utterly astounding.
To them, smart/educated = bad. I’ve seen the abuse you take for your title.
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