Why do many intellectuals hate politics?

Because there is hardly any place left for independent reasoning and thinking in politics. To engage in any political discussion, you are supposed to take 'sides', have polarized rigid viewpoints about everything which you have to doggedly defend and consider all those people in other camps as ignorant fools. read more

Intellectual people are expected to think logically than working impulsively based on emotions. One thing that intellectual people hate the most is people treating them as fools, when they know they are not one. read more

To get votes, politicians say and make promises that are appealing to citizens no matter how absurd it is. When they break that promise, of course there would be anger and resentment. read more

It looks like it is the liberals who"hate" anyone who doesn't agree with them. Many intellectuals have no common sense. read more

1. Politics tear people apart. Many people from where I am from immediately think of the term “a house divided” as a house that is split between support between Ohio State and Michigan. However, in the political sense, a house divided can be family member’s belief system. read more