> "it's just our bad luck that we got stuck with the antivaxxers and Capitol stormers this time around, this could just as easily have come from the other team".
The bulk of the "right" has been anti-intellectual for a long time - there are some sensible and nuanced points of view coming from that side of the political spectrum, but they've always seemed to be in the minority. You do also see a lot of anti-intellectualism on the left these days, especially with the new "woke" craziness, but that's a much more recent phenomenon and we have yet to see a proper reaction to it.
You do understand, you just called out the "Right" (one of the 'two' affiliations) as .. "anti-intellectual for a long time"
I also wish everyone told me their favorite color was the one I like.. Since we only have two colors in the world! It has just turned into such a reductionist petty immeasurably false set of talking points. We need to stop this, we need it to stop immediately!
The bulk of the "right" has been anti-intellectual for a long time - there are some sensible and nuanced points of view coming from that side of the political spectrum, but they've always seemed to be in the minority. You do also see a lot of anti-intellectualism on the left these days, especially with the new "woke" craziness, but that's a much more recent phenomenon and we have yet to see a proper reaction to it.