The Canary doubles down with a masterpiece of macho equivocation by "Anarchist" Joe Glenton. I really cant be bothered even arguing about "anti-intellectualism" when it comes from a camp promoting anti-factualism. Theres just no equivalence between Russia and the US. The latter has more overseas bases than every other country in the world put together. Russia has about three. Russian politicians and think tanks have never expressed any interest in Balkanising the US. On the other hand US politicians and think tanks not only do repeatedly discuss Balkanising Russia but the US government makes it clear by its actions such as the Newland coup and militarisation of Ukraine that its actually part of US deep state foreign policy.
-Anyone ignoring such basic fact are the "anti-intellectuals" and the Canary is up its own arsehole.

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In truth, the pro- and anti-NATO camps are united in a key aspect of their politics: fervent anti-intellectualism. For them, politics seems to be a sort of real-world game of Warhammer or Dungeons and Dragons. In their minds, they push pieces around a tabletop battlefield.

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"In truth, the pro- and anti-NATO camps are united in a key aspect of their politics: fervent anti-intellectualism. For them, politics seems to be a sort of real-world game of Warhammer or Dungeons and Dragons. In their minds, they push pieces around a tabletop battlefield. There’s lots of partisan emotion, as if they’re supporting a football team. It involves little by way of even-handed analysis."


https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2023/06/01/nato-has-recruited-the-politically-inane-but-the-truth-is-much-more-complex/