textbook snobbery

a blind, often aggressive belief in what one's textbook says, in violation of the facts. Derived from the military term "combat snobbery."

French kid: My textbook said capitalism is evil!
Smart kid: And that's why those who live in socialist countries are so poor and unhappy?
French kid: ... but it said Americans are evil!
Smart kid: You seem to suffer from textbook snobbery, sir.

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