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Part of the problem is that the elite intellectuals have fueled the "anti-intellectual movement" themselves. I think there is an extreme gap in mutual understanding that keeps the divide wide open. The anti-everyman vitriol on this board is indicative of that sentiment along with "anti-intellectual" comments. The cheap name-calling on both sides (of which I am guilty of too on occasion *shame*) is what keeps politics form the real issues. Take that away and maybe we can get somewhere. Really, take away all the cheap shots, insults and name-calling and most of our threads will disappear. In its stead I would hope the remaining threads would be about the economy, labor, health care, education, foreign policy etc.
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