In seeking to tame their political inferiors, the blue bourgeoisie are closer to the Marie Antoinette school of political economy than any traditional notion of progressivism. They might seek to give the unwashed red masses “cake” in the form of free health care and welfare, but they don’t offer more than a future status as serfs of the cognitive aristocracy.

Even if I were to assume that inaccurate premise reflected reality (we also support meaningful job retraining and replacing the Rust Belt with the Green Belt)–that's still more than the wingnuts are offering FFS.