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By government do you mean the 1% electable part and their immediate appointees, or the thousands of “regional assistant deputy director - Department of Transportation” types that actually govern the country?
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Many people in government are pedants. Pedants aren't actually bad; they get the job done, which is what government workers are supposed to do. Intellectuals (or self-professed intellectuals like us) often lack foresight when calling for intellectuals to pursue pedantic jobs.