I’ve been accused of intellectual snobbery. I suppose there are worse things — like say, being accused of just plain snobbery. Or boring old intellectualism. But intellectual snobbery — that’s a double whammy — a two-for-one insult worth paying attention to!
Ironically, I wasn’t labeled an intellectual snob for providing a too academic and esoteric argument, but rather for refusing to do so. That’s right — because I declined to offer up scholarly resources and arguments, I fell afoul of the snob police. One only wonders what would have happened if I had decided to bring scholarly resources to bear!
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