My political views align with them mostly and as I said I think most of them are net positives. I was trying to point out the low quality of people identified

My political views align with them mostly and as I said I think most of them are net positives. I was trying to point out the low quality of people identified as "intellectuals". People who oversimplify ideals that I agree should be criticized just as much as people who I disagree with. I am an elitist in a sense that I seek improvement and intellectual challenge and I don't think popular ways to present them has intellectual value. I think that people who are most principled thinkers should get most of the recognition, and lead others, not pundits.