The so-called “liberal elite”

A stalwart lefty colleague who lived in a red state for many years pointed to this New York Times article — an unselfconcious exporation of the offensive stereotypes New Yorkers hold for benighted out-of-towners.
This type of smug response won’t help build a majority to win elections.
On the other hand, the right-wing stereotype of a “liberal elite” — referring to people with college degrees — is toxic and chilling. The demonization of an educated population has a very long and dangerous history around the world — China and Cambodia made particularly practical use of this stereotype.

2 thoughts on “The so-called “liberal elite””

  1. I think you’ve nailed it: there’s ample cause for concern in both directions, and very little sense of a center at all. That NY Times article is quite remarkable. Reasoned self-examination–blue or red–may well be a lost art.

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