Well, it was back in the 1950s, before our colleges had become liberal indoctrination centers. Whatever he learned there, it worked, at least for a time. According to David Horowitz' web site: in 1961 Stark founded a bank in the East Bay town of Fremont, attracting left-wing customers by mounting a giant peace symbol atop its headquarters. In 1963 he founded Security National Bank based in Walnut Creek, a successful enterprise that made him wealthy.
So, it's obvious Stark is not stupid - he's just an angry Communist jerk.