I think that describing liberals as “intellectuals” is lunacy, considering their entire philosophical belief system flies in the face of anything even remotely resembling rational thought or even reality itself. The label is entirely self-derived by liberals themselves, hence the apt descriptions “contrived” and “self-congratulatory”.
Liberals are as far removed from true intellectual thought and discourse as one can possibly get.
Well your comment was without that context so I thought you meant there is no such thing.
“I think that describing liberals as ‘intellectuals’ is lunacy”
This sums up my response, as well. I’m reluctant to even respond to the assertion of “liberal intellectualism” out of concern that my thoughts might be polluted by such a ludicrous concept.