> lost their cultural power Should people only read what's popular, what the dominant culture approves of? Are more unpopular ideas more wrong? You apparently

> lost their cultural power Should people only read what's popular, what the dominant culture approves of? Are more unpopular ideas more wrong? You apparently dislike Chomsky; would you have liked Chomsky more when those books were more popular? > the “American intelligence bad” narrative You are ignorant of these issues if that is your understanding. Certainty also seems to support that, as does the ranting.