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Old 04-19-2006, 12:54 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by tucsonspeed6
To add to your comment, KK...

Take a look at Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson, et al. Their fame is solidly based on the fact that they make themselves appear like complete morons. Larry the Cable Guy does it for comedy sake, Paris Hilton for popularity sake. The worst thing about it is that it isn't a new thing. It isn't a fad. People in general for a long long time use and have used stupidity to climb social ladders. It's pathetic.
I don't want to turn this into a political argument here, but I do think that this trend certainly does extend to Washington. People get elected by being "plain folks" and "like y'all," while being "intellectual" is used as criticism.

I don't know when it happened that all of a sudden it was better to be at or below average than to be above it, but it really bothers me as someone that most people consider one of those "intellectual types."
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