The Elite Bubble: America Has Been Duped

In yesterday's post, I lamented the disconnect between America's elite and its middle class. In general, the elite insulate themselves inside a leftist bubble where any conservative position is rejected without pause. This schism precludes the elite from understanding the concerns of America's plebeians and their political decisions reflect this ignorance. Yet, what of the opposite phenomenon whereby an elite engages in harmful machinations while a naive public unknowingly complies?

Politico reports on a poll showing most likely voters are largely unaware of the depth of leftist lunacy as illustrated by MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, and Keith Olbermann.

The poll found that 81 percent of those polled get their news about the midterm elections from cable channels, like Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, or their websites, compared with 71 percent from national network news channels, such as ABC, NBC or CBS, and their websites.

Among cable news channels, Fox was the clear winner, with 42 percent of respondents saying it is their main source, compared with 30 percent who cited CNN and 12 percent who rely on MSNBC.

As for popular political personalities, here's those results:

Bill O’Reilly was rated as having, by far, the greatest positive impact, with 49 percent of respondents rating him positively, and 32 percent negatively. Glenn Beck was the second most-positively rated personality, with 38 percent of respondents saying he had a positive impact, and 32 percent saying he had a negative impact. Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was the third-most-positively ranked, with 36 percent saying he has a positive impact on the discourse, but his negatives far outweighed his positives, with 52 percent saying he has a negative impact.

MSNBC’s personalities were largely ranked as unknown by respondents: 70 percent said they had never heard of Ed Schultz, 55 percent said they had never heard of Rachel Maddow and 42 percent said they had never heard of Keith Olbermann.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about Obama as the most important conservative political figure, primarily because he so wonderfully represents the anti-American elite.

To my politically ignorant friend, the notion that the white elite, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Harry Reid, seek the same anti-American and anti-white policies as Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson is simply untenable. The masses, removed from elite academia and largely unaware of Keith Olbermann's latest scornful prattling, can't fathom what the leftist zeitgeist has done to American politics. But when the valiant political Messiah won the Presidency amid an unparalleled fervor, these dormant conservatives couldn't help but notice.

The elite have never been a wholly trusted cadre amongst middle-class Americans, but the current populist uprising has taken this incredulity to an unprecedented level. Perhaps such ire derives from an awakening brought forth by Obama and the frustration at finally realizing what the elite has been doing all these years. Whatever the reason, the elite's furtive dealings have been exposed and the populace will hopefully hold them accountable for their transgressions.