One of conservative media's biggest crimes, honestly. A huge chunk of the working class was convinced that anyone who went to college looks down on them, by pundits who actually do sneer at their own audiences when the cameras are off.

Why must it be elitist to recognize people thoroughly trained in a field? Acknowledging this incorrect dichotomy already loses the game.

Counterpoint: The experts were at one point in favor of eugenics. Sometimes the experts do have serious blind spots compared to affected populations; vaccines are just an utterly stupid place to look for them.