The right also has some prominent socio-economic writers such as Thomas Sowell and other writers adjacent to Austrian school thought, so it’s not just media slop but also book slop.
It’s just a bit unfortunate that the right doesn’t read any theory, even ones that agree with their worldview, they just like talking about the authors because book = smart. Same with the left - there’s lots of people who proclaim themselves to have some theoretically heavy position (e.g. communism or anarchism) then proceed to say the most stupid shit.
I like how your post addresses the anti-intellectualism of the original post. I also like the acknowledgment of cherry picking sources. The critique validly states the meme creator is ignoring scholarly sources on the right. The best part is, even with scholarly sources involved, humans are still silly. Humans sometimes consume content, TV show or book, to feel superior to other humans.
I have found delving into the views of others has helped me create better arguments. For example, I read “Anarchy, State and Utopia” by Robert Nozick, to better understand the anarcho-capitalist minimal state position. Even if I can form a better argument, I realize I can “proceed to say the most stupid shit”. Keep it stupid comrades.
You fuckin’ dorks ain’t a source of the art
You can’t be cooler than the corners
Where you source all your parts
I honestly don’t mind if someone bases their beliefs based on flawed theory or books, as that does show some degree of engagement with actual texts and leaves the room open for recognizing why it might be flawed via future reading or discussion.
What I was mostly referring to were people who claim to be Marxists/Anarchists/whatever, proceed to not read any theory whatsoever and just roll with what they imagine the theory to be, usually based on some surface-level discourse floating online. Now that’s where one can find true incoherent bangers
The right also has some prominent socio-economic writers such as Thomas Sowell and other writers adjacent to Austrian school thought, so it’s not just media slop but also book slop.
It’s just a bit unfortunate that the right doesn’t read any theory, even ones that agree with their worldview, they just like talking about the authors because book = smart. Same with the left - there’s lots of people who proclaim themselves to have some theoretically heavy position (e.g. communism or anarchism) then proceed to say the most stupid shit.
I like how your post addresses the anti-intellectualism of the original post. I also like the acknowledgment of cherry picking sources. The critique validly states the meme creator is ignoring scholarly sources on the right. The best part is, even with scholarly sources involved, humans are still silly. Humans sometimes consume content, TV show or book, to feel superior to other humans.
I have found delving into the views of others has helped me create better arguments. For example, I read “Anarchy, State and Utopia” by Robert Nozick, to better understand the anarcho-capitalist minimal state position. Even if I can form a better argument, I realize I can “proceed to say the most stupid shit”. Keep it stupid comrades.
I honestly don’t mind if someone bases their beliefs based on flawed theory or books, as that does show some degree of engagement with actual texts and leaves the room open for recognizing why it might be flawed via future reading or discussion.
What I was mostly referring to were people who claim to be Marxists/Anarchists/whatever, proceed to not read any theory whatsoever and just roll with what they imagine the theory to be, usually based on some surface-level discourse floating online. Now that’s where one can find true incoherent bangers
And the Chicago school