As to the Bastiat quote -
the answer is “yes”, the elitists DO think they are morally and intellectually superior to those they are attempting to control.
It’s a natural conclusion to the assumptions of Humanism and evolution.
My Brother’s Keeper is the belief system of the elites you, and Bastiat refer to.
Goad asked Cain a question. Cain did not want to deal with God’s question. So Cain expressed a non-sequitor. That non-sequitor is now the basis of secularism, mainline Christianity, liberation theology and the Progressive movement.
My Brother’s Keeper is Obama’s favorite program. In its essence, it is a society where the elite run a plantation where people are treated kindly and not beaten or choked or shot. The only unpardonable action is to leave the plantation.
And yes, you white folks are on the plantation too.