/sci/ - Science & Math

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>These were academics, intellectuals, and technocrats who were not only very smart; they took pride in being practical, grounded in reality, and wedded to facts. After the supposed anti-intellectualism and ideological rigidity of the George W. Bush administration, many of us welcomed the prospect of a president who was cerebral and professorial.
The problem was their capitalist ideological blinders. What they did was "eminently practical and grounded," with respect to capital's own warped internal logic and ceaseless drive towards accumulation and world war. From their reference frame, really there was no other option BUT to coalition with islamists and try to overthrow Syria's democratically elected leader