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Katie Couric: Many Trump Voters Motivated by ‘Anti-Intellectualism
Breitbart ^ | 04/16/2024 | Pam Key

Posted on 04/16/2024 10:41:18 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Former CBS ”Evening News” anchor Katie Couric said Sunday on comedian Bill Maher’s podcast “Club Random” that many of former President Donald Trump’s voters were driven by anti-intellectualism.

Couric said, “I’m talking about overall income inequality and even taking race out of it, the huge chasm between the uber, uber, uber wealthy and people who don’t have 400 dollars in and emergency, it has never been such a stark divide.”

She continued, “The socio-economic disparities are a lot and class resentment is a lot and anti-intellectualism and elitism is what is driving many of these anti-establishment, which are Trump voters, or anti establishment voters so, I think that is a huge problem that we have to address. I mean globalization and the transition from an industrial to a technological society. I mean I don’t know if you’ve ever been jealous of someone else or resentful, it is such a corroding and bitter, almost bile feeling. And I think that when people who are really struggling see people who have everything and on top of that are looking down on them it is just a recipe for such anger and grievance.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; antiintellectualism; beardforgays; bimbo; couric; katiecouric; lowiqbimbo; lyingliberalliar; trump; voters
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To: Mustangman
Yep, that seems to be their favorite talking point:

“Anyone who doesn’t think the way we do is clearly uneducated, and probably stupid.”

41 posted on 04/16/2024 11:08:41 AM PDT by daler
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Does Katie Einstein believe in Darwinism? NOT an intellectual herself, if so.


42 posted on 04/16/2024 11:09:28 AM PDT by alstewartfan (Child slavery, rape and drug OD's mean nothing to Roberts and Barrett. )
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To: God luvs America

intellectualism - I can not think of a better class of people to be against. Let us face it. It is not everyday Americans that are ruining our nations, but those who believe (without any reason to) that they know what is best for us.

So yes, I am anti-intellectual.


43 posted on 04/16/2024 11:10:04 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So says the ditz.


44 posted on 04/16/2024 11:10:17 AM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Katie uses anti-inyellectualism daily.


45 posted on 04/16/2024 11:11:30 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: CIB-173RDABN

Intellectualism does not translate to common sense.

I’ve known some very intellectual people, high IQ/MENSA types, who were actually the dumbest schmucks in the world.


46 posted on 04/16/2024 11:14:44 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

There we go. Eugenicism.
Liberals never leave home without that in their intellectual back pocket.


47 posted on 04/16/2024 11:15:40 AM PDT by Jonty30 (He hunted a mammoth for me, just because I said I was hungry. He is such a good friend. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

These people seem to have no understanding of why they’re hated.


48 posted on 04/16/2024 11:18:21 AM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Anti-intellectualism:

The generalized distrust of 'experts' and 'intellectuals'.

Gee: How would a Conservative describe such a slur?

(rhetorical, but fire away)

49 posted on 04/16/2024 11:20:55 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Intellectualism?

Translation:

“Educated” (brainwashed) Pin Heads.


50 posted on 04/16/2024 11:21:44 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: God luvs America
Its not just reporters and their comments- these people believe they are morally and ethically superior to us.

Almost all liberals are elitists.

51 posted on 04/16/2024 11:22:41 AM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

LOL, thus spoke the illustrious intellectual.


52 posted on 04/16/2024 11:22:51 AM PDT by eclectic (Liberalism is a mental disorder)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Shouldn't Katie be sharing colonoscopy results instead of crapping on maga
53 posted on 04/16/2024 11:23:44 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

hehehe. how stoopid. me trump supporter hate intellectualism...

especially when they are communists.


54 posted on 04/16/2024 11:23:44 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“I mean I don’t know if you’ve ever been jealous of someone else or resentful, it is such a corroding and bitter, almost bile feeling.” Katie, I’ve never had that feeling in my life. If a person was more gifted as a baseball or at thermo-dynamics than I was, and earned more money than I did, I always thought good for them, I’ll work harder.


55 posted on 04/16/2024 11:24:07 AM PDT by kawhill (kawhill)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

trump supporters want their elected officials to behave humbly and act nobly... not the other way around like they have been... and how elitist of her to say we hate intellectualism... we just hate stupid communists.


56 posted on 04/16/2024 11:25:47 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

WE have COMMON SENSE, KATIE!!


57 posted on 04/16/2024 11:27:22 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“Only us highly educated and elite liberals with 7-figure incomes know what’s best for you minimum-wage earning ignorant conservative peons. You should listen to us as we are your betters who should not be questioned or challenged”


58 posted on 04/16/2024 11:28:53 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: All

Unfortunately most of our elites aren’t very intellectual


59 posted on 04/16/2024 11:29:19 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: nesnah
Savannah Guthrie & Hoda Kotb are complete ditzes.

Being trapped at a car dealership for a recall on my car and having to endure a TV blaring multiple hours of Today, I can tell you Jenna Bush isn't designing rockets in her spare time, either.

60 posted on 04/16/2024 11:29:37 AM PDT by Dahoser (I finally figured out what to call him: Fakephonyfraudident Biden.)
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