Its odd that the elite class is just now calling us dumb. Because we have realized that they feel their job is that of a border collie. And they have long thought we are nothing but cows.
Its like they don’t think we can hear our politicians pandering to the groups they speak to, often contradicting themselves as they move from group to group. And they don’t believe we are smart enough to know when the talking heads overlay their understanding of conservatism with the desires of deep pocketed lobbyists.
Its possible that we have acted stupidly for too long. Or possibly the elites had a monopoly or oligopoly on the message vehicles like network news and thirty second TV ads. And now there is a hole in the fence and a few steers have separated from the herd.
The talking heads are acting like dogs, biting our heels with rhetoric such as, the Trump people are stupid. Or, Cruz voters are crazys. But we are not cows. We just have access to more information. And we have unfettered access to candidates like Cruz and Trump.
Its very reasonable for voters to want to hear other candidates. And its even reasonable to consider Cruz or Trump simply on the fact that corrupt news rooms and corrupt talking heads so violently deride them.
There is still a herd. They can be seen sitting around quoting the large newspapers instead of thinking for themselves. And if you are in the middle of the herd, its hard to see that the herd is now smaller. So, you say stupid things like. “Nobody I know likes Trump.”
These politicians have no idea how much they are loathed.