tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post6923293162972462282..comments2024-03-29T04:06:37.402-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: The Conservative EliteStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-13464358966098964182012-01-04T07:48:17.732-08:002012-01-04T07:48:17.732-08:00The other difference is that the "progressive...The other difference is that the "progressives" dominate the entertainment industries. And much political opinion is inculcated not by explicit political argument but rather by implicit drive-by tactics.<br /><br />For example, in the movie Midnight in Paris (not bad overall), the girl's status-obsessed parents are Republicans.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-37778004157010267652012-01-03T06:17:42.433-08:002012-01-03T06:17:42.433-08:00I think that conservatives have a good intellectua...I think that conservatives have a good intellectual elite, often in think tanks, but some in the media.<br /><br />The difference is that the liberal elites dominate schools and universities, and thus, exercise considerable power over impressionable young people.<br /><br />It's one thing to offer a cogent opinion. It's quite another to insist that you think the way your teacher thinks, lest you be downgraded and thus deprived of the opportunities that come with a better education.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-66862109395340196502012-01-03T04:30:29.378-08:002012-01-03T04:30:29.378-08:00Without a robust intellectual elite -- usually in ...Without a robust intellectual elite -- usually in the academy, but also in journalism and the media -- the conservatives start behind in the culture wars. That means that politicians who are not very good at shaping the zeitgeist must compromise to find conservative solutions that the broader public can accept. This is especially true where elite dominated discourse will always set the tone of the debates. Populist eruptions notwithstanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com