• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      Not really. Everyone understands that “smart” is referring specifically to intellectuals. The idea is that his supporters have what they perceive as straightforward, simple, traditional values which are lost rather than strengthened by exposure to liberal ideas in higher education. Meanwhile so-called smart people treat his supporters with contempt while commanding them to do immoral things for reasons that go against the supporters’ common sense.