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Will the world ever stop being anti-intellectual?
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this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2023
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From what I've heard, this is mostly a US phenomenon.
You writing that this is mostly a US phenomenon (which is not true) is weirdly appropriate, since it shows the main issue (not being informed enough about what happens around the world).
It happens everywhere.
It's an unfortunate side effect of an unequal society where people feel left behind and then see a lot of people who had the advantage and privilege to go though years of education lecturing them on how to live. This breeds resentment and makes them targets for movements and groups that oppose these ideas.
The US is much more unequal than most other developed countries though, hence why it happens much more in the US than in other places.
There's plenty of it in the UK too.