Why Intellectuals Fall for Socialism, by Friedrich A. Hayek. The absence of direct responsibility for practical affairs and the consequent absence of first hand knowledge of them distinguishes the typical intellectual from other people.

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so why do intellectuals also fall for capitalism

[–]Tiwaking 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

so why do intellectuals also fall for capitalism

Because they dont know what true, unadulterated Capitalism is i.e. the commodification of everything.

[–]Chipit[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Whataboutism is a propaganda technique first used by the Soviet Union, in its dealings with the Western world.[1] When Cold War criticisms were levelled at the Soviet Union, the response would be "What about..." followed by the naming of an event in the Western world.[2][3] It represents a case of tu quoque (appeal to hypocrisy),[4] a logical fallacy that attempts to discredit the opponent's position by asserting the opponent's failure to act consistently in accordance with that position, without directly refuting or disproving the opponent's initial argument.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

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nah it's just a good way to show hypocrisy