That's the philosophical and practical basis of the US Democratic Party. Read the writings of Chomsky, as I suggested. It's all there.
And yes, it's incredibly elitist and arrogant.
Would you have any precise examples?
I've read a few articles/extracts and it does seem interesting as the man seems to have quite a real "outside the box" thinking, but he just wrote far too much things for me to read it all right now xD
I'd appreciate your advice on the 2-3 best essais of the man.