Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "Why Do Intellectuals Love Socialism? Thomas Sowell" video.

  1. Chomsky and the rest of the old school Soviet-style commies are either gone or so old nobody gives a damn what they think about anything. They have been replaced with guys like Neil deGrasse Tyson, celebrity scientists and the like who seem to believe because they know a bit about one thing and have been on TV their opinion on matters beyond their scope should be taken as seriously as they take themselves. Then you've got actual celebrities, like that bill nye character popping up on panel shows discussing everything from global warming to transgenderism while some empty headed TV host stares intently, hanging on their every word as if it was coming down from Mt. Sinai. I have a friend who was heading out to watch the total eclipse a couple years back and when I told him to be careful he said it was okay because the glasses he bought, maybe online, maybe at the gas station, had the bill nye seal of approval. I was going to laugh and ask him if he was serious but I didn't want the argument. Now he's a reasonably intelligent guy but he is definitely a man of the left and when he talks about settled science and the false efficacy of herd immunity, well he means every bit of it. We've been friends for close to 50 years and we just don't discuss politics, that's how we make it work. But he is of the mind that we would be much happier if we followed the lead of our better's, because by golly, they wouldn't hurt anyone, at least not intentionally. I'm telling you, it's a cult. It's a cult and no matter how much you try to persuade them, you are always wrong if you are one of the deplorables. Ce-la-vie.
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