Boris Johnson, for years critical of war #syria becomes UK FM & immediately toes establishment line. Just another coincidence or conspiracy
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There certainly seems to be plenty of examples that as soon as critics of the establishment join them, then they become them. Conspiracy?
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What is true is that whoever who are elected inevitably follow the same foreign policy of those they replaced. Conspiracy? appears to be
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Conspiracy seems different from corporate-military-industrial hegemony. Or whatever one calls it.
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I disagree it is also an deeper psychological ailment. I had an highly intelligent friend that went down the deep end on climate change.
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Highly intelligent doesn't necessarily mean deeply read with a sound sense of history and historical context.
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Well educated people tend to be intelligent and vice-versa. A generalisation but generally true as well
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I'm not even talking about well educated, but about well read, specifically in history, classical tradition, etc. Universities r terrible
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Maybe but intelligent people seek out knowledge. They want to know and understand more. Twitter is a good resource for that
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Couldn't agree more but highly intelligent ppl are also vulnerable to an plethora of biases, psychological misconceptions and conspiracies.
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Yes, Michael Shermer looks at this. Shows that very intelligent people just rationalise their lunacy better.
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Yes, it's an pretty insidious form of self deception.
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