I respectfully disagree. I work in social services, and see these folks daily.
They indeed think they are geniuses who are frustrated by their lack of control over others, who could benefit from their greatness.
Of course there are those who know they’re morons, but they’re a different kind of liberal—they fervently desire to join that (imaginary) circle of brilliant libs who will lead us all to the land of golden sunshine and free healthcare and blah blah blah.
Their heightened view of themselves borne on generational money (and in some weird way maybe, guilt),add to this narcissism to create megalomania. That an an already created political machine in MA composed of other people in their patronage system.
It is their form of fascism that results— and one shouldn't forget as pointed out on this thread, that the kennedys supported nazi germany— embarrassingly so, with Joe, Sr. trying to meet with Hitler (without informing State/FDR)that he finally resigned as amb. to Great Britain. And yet, Joe Sr. supported Sen. McCarthy to the end.
Anti-communist, pro-fascist, anti-semitic, but all liberal/progressive as long as it lines their pockets (about which see Teddy and ERISA, creating HMOs then turning his pals in tort law a career in liability suits while trashing HMOs). A family “thing”.
The moron liberals as you stated well, become the "useful idiots" of these "leaders". Especially if the morons have generational wealth (like trust fund red doper diaper babies come to mind or 3rd generation wealth and a lot of guilt)-- a major component of the occupy "movement" (aside from those whose student loans are due for a useless education) that is a function of obamunista street thuggery morphed from the ACORN people.