Indeed. But before they took power in academia and elsewhere, people that darwined themselves like this did however, get lost to history and deservedly so. Today they literally are lionized with shrines, songs and statues.
There are some of us in Academia who are doing our best to reverse the trend.
I have stood up to Leftist academics at conferences and just told them, they’ve not liked it, but I’ve stood my ground and I’ll NEVER back down and apologise for anything I say.
They don’t like it, I just don’t care.