I grew up in NoVA. The dominant attitude at the time among the cognitive elites who worked for government was that we know how to do things, and we’ll use our c

I grew up in NoVA. The dominant attitude at the time among the cognitive elites who worked for government was that we know how to do things, and we’ll use our capabilities in service of doing the things the common people want. It was a veneer even then—for example immigration has been increasing for decades even though the majority has never wanted that. But at least lip service was paid to the order of authority. Sometime between Bush and Trump I that was replaced by an attitude of “the common people are deplorables and our values and goals are better.” Same attitude we have in south asia actually.