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To: poconopundit; rlmorel

My favorite invention of his is the term IYI - Intellectual Yet Idiot, which applies to well over 90% of insufferable, pedantic, elitist “intellectuals”.


13 posted on 03/21/2018 8:55:19 AM PDT by aquila48
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To: aquila48
Absolutely. One of Thomas Sowell's books I really enjoy is Intellectuals and Society where he covers the penchant for people who are gifted at one thing to assume they are gifted at everything else...
15 posted on 03/21/2018 9:22:26 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: aquila48

Ha, IYI, yes it’s true! Oh, wait there are members of my family in that category...


22 posted on 03/21/2018 5:46:24 PM PDT by poconopundit (MAGA... Get the Spirit. Grow your community. Focus on your Life's Work. Empower the Young.)
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