The Democrats are too stupid (though collectively they are very destructive).
We call the enemy the Left...but "who" is the leadership of this Left.
And, no, it isn't Soros. He is a major financier of the Left's causes, but he didn't single-handedly turn academia into this vast propaganda machine.
Who?
There is no “who”.
There is a collective “who” that gained power incrementally until they were strong enough to dictate policies and ban speech they did not like. All the while they made demands against boards of governors etc. until they were the only power left. Thats just in academia.
And from that academia came the demand that the press become advocates, not journalists. That was from the 90’s.
So now they controlled 2 main influencers of thought: education and media.
Thats the “who” you are looking for.
Started back in the 60’s. It becomes easier the more bases you cover with your brand of slime. Now they just tell you to shut up and have the power using courts and opinion[social media campaigns that can get people fired] to make it stick.
Sort of like a hydra...cut off one “head” and 2 more pop up.
“Higher education” is just another taxpayer-funded racket that doesn’t have to work well in order to be successful.