I knew Krugman personally (and far better than I wanted to) years ago. He used to be a young, smug, arrogant snob who believed in Keynesian economics and had no interest in checking those theories against facts. He’s changed - he is no longer young. Krugman is and always has been the perfect example of those elitists being rejected by Trump voters.
Note: My academic credentials are at least as “elite” as Krugman’s. The difference is I recognize how limited and narrow our expertise is, so I understand why it is both immoral and harmful for elitists to try to run the lives of others. Elites typically do one thing well: Beyonce sings, I do statistics and polling, and Tom Brady throws a football. Elites should be admired for the drive, focus, and effort that went into developing their talent. Elitists think doing their thing well makes their opinions in other areas more valuable than the opinions of others and that this gives them the right to run other people’s lives. I despise elitists, as should all decent people.
IYI
Intellectual Yet Idiot
“Elites should be admired for the drive, focus, and effort that went into developing their talent. Elitists think doing their thing well makes their opinions in other areas more valuable than the opinions of others and that this gives them the right to run other people’s lives. I despise elitists, as should all decent people.”
The link below confirms why we should despise the elitists as decent people.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3574202/posts?page=9#9