Intelligence and Politics: Walter Lippmann on the Republican Party

„Brains, you know, are suspect in the Republican Party.“

Walter LippmannWalter Lippmann on the distrust of intelligence in the Republican Party – a critical analysis of political prejudice.
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Walter Lippmann was an American journalist and political commentator, known for his work on public opinion and political communication.

A critical view of political prejudices towards intelligence.


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Walter Lippmann quote about intelligence and politics

Walter Lippmann (1889–1974) was a prominent American journalist, media critic, and political commentator. He coined significant concepts in media and communication studies, particularly regarding the role of mass media in democracy. His book "Public Opinion" (1922) remains a classic in media criticism and political philosophy.

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"When a candidate for public office faces the voters he does not face men of sense; he faces a mob of men whose chief distinguishing mark is the fact that they are quite incapable of weighing ideas, or even of comprehending any save the most elemental - men whose whole thinking is done in terms of emotion, and whose dominant emotion is dread of what they cannot understand. So confronted, the candidate must either bark with the pack or be lost... All the odds are on the man who is, intrinsically, the most devious and mediocre." Henry Louis Mencken
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"A third of the people in this country are weak in spirit. One in seven citizens is stupid or demented or an alcoholic. About half of the country's population has below-average intellect. These people, and it is half of the nation, escape the diversity and ambiguity of the world, and what is left of this world in their eyes can be divided into quite simple, mostly anti-polar elements. It’s sometimes called black and white thinking." Prof. Cyril Höschl
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