Serious qestion: I feel like I'm being gaslit. Where does the perception of "Democratic elitism" come from?

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43. "I've seen very little "talking down to regular people" by Democratic politicians."

I class myself as one of the intellectual elite. I went to a good school. I love hearing really smart people talk.

But I'm also made uneasy by public discourse that makes assumptions about other people being part of that educated class. Some people don't want to, and some people can't enter the realms of higher education.

Here are some things we unthinkingly do or say that erect barriers

We focus on the past (requiring education) to try to bring equality to all groups (reparations). It would be better to focus on the here and now that everyone understands (make sure all schools have equal resources).

We focus on language (call females women, not girls). That makes people walk on eggs, not being sure what the right term is. Focus instead on what everyone understands, equal pay for equal work.

Don't claim that a liberal arts education is necessary for a full life (posted in a thread here on a similar topic.)