nick007 wrote:
I'm wondering how Intellectual is defined. In my experience intellectuals can be some of the biggest idiots. They think that their high IQ means they are smarter than most & thus do not have to consider anybody else's perspective. Lots of weapons are designed by intellectuals like nuclear bombs & missiles, biological weapons, new military fighter jets, & there's also the stereotype in movies & shows of the mad scientists who want to take over the world. I doubt that intellectuals are the main people who are wanting to leave Afghanistan. I'd bet that the main people wanting to leave are the very poor who were not able to access top quality education. They are majorly struggling to get by & want to live in an area with less conflict & more opportunity.
They need Doctors and Engineers. People that keep them alive and healthy, treat their wounds and illnesses as well as people that keep the country operating, design things that don't fall apart, design and build vehicles, weapons, transportation systems to move opium and money.. and some technical people to communicate with the outside world, finance people etc. Useful educated people. If everyone with specialized knowledge of these things flees the country then all they have are a bunch of bumbling idiots with guns who won't be able to figure out how to grow and distribute food, or how to repair or maintain anything, or how to heal the sick or wounded.
I'm pretty sure they don't give a F about Philosophers and such. Only useful intellectuals that keep them alive and the systems operating that enable them to maintain control.
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for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.