In college, there was an idiotic thing that "intellectuals" would do, where they'd take outrageous positions, and then, like modern-day Sophists, they'd "defend" them.
Typically, it'd be something like "Slavery had good points" or "Hitler wasn't truly evil", or "Letting the poor die is good for Society
Those are today's Tech-Bro Oligarchs (e.g. Thiel, Musk) and they are using their $$$ to manipulate our government, to accomplish ends which are antithetical to our Founders.
#TechBroOligarchs