by definition intellectuals are those who think and make conclusions,some conclusion will always turn out to be right and others wrong..
making empty, unsubstantiated by facts statements in tune of "In the 1930s, it was the intellectuals who pooh-poohed the dangers from the rise of Hitler and urged Western disarmament"
you got to be the most spoonfed or unread person not to know about the appeasement views policies in Europe..
you got to be the most spoon-fed and unread person not to know about the appeasement views and policies throughout the world during that time..
that kind of views and post are intended as flamebait..