In case you did not get it, Dave, I was being sarcastic.
"They've cut off the branch you were sitting on? That's your opportunity to learn to fly! You have about two seconds."

Regarding the anti-intellectualism. You cannot honestly say that *this* is the age of it. Every age is the age of anti-intellectualism. I bet the 18th century Swedish peasants were just as suspicious of Mr Celsius as 21st century British fishermen are of Forbes analysts trying to explain to them that staying in the common market is better for business.

The main difference is that the 18th century peasants did not vote.