Just in general, any government throughout history hasn't really wanted its people to be educated, because then they couldn't control them as easily.
I don't think Roger Dodger is really about men. I think it is more about relationships and about how you present yourself, not only to the opposite sex, but to yourself. What lies are you going to tell yourself in order to get through the day?
None of us are really dumb and none of us are really smart. We're in the middle.