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There is the concept of sophistry, which I also call anti-intellectualism. If intellectualism is about making people smarter and more informed, anti-intellectualism is about making people more stupid, less informed and misinformed.

While an intellectual seeks conversations and debates in good faith, an anti-intellectual seeks to avoid them. So they use censorship, labels (ad hominem attacks), somehow never have the time and opportunity to have their views contested, consider their views unquestionable, never back down.

Sophists generally have a personal gain from their actions, namely drawing their income from peddling and maintaining their ideology. If their life purpose is to hand gibs to niggers in Africa while taking in a generous commission, they will make sure to embolden the underlying ideology that makes people hand them money.

Due to simplicity they believe their own lies and bullshit. **Not thinking** about those is also key.