"e·lit·ist a person who believes that a system or society should be ruled or dominated by an elite.
synonyms: aristocrat, blue blood; snob"
Political choice is always between intellectuals or the blue blood, snobbish economic aristocrats you champion Senor R.  Sane societies choose the former over submission to serfdom as Americans did with the Revolution.
The nation is supposed to be governed by people holding informed opinions.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/informed%20opinion
I guess you're referring to number 2 and stating that detesting hatred directed against people who're born different from you and chastising bigots voting on uninformed opinions makes me a bigot?  You could tout that racists and bigots were born and must be tolerated but you'd be wrong again, that crap has to be taught and can be un-taught.  Some scientific research does point to Conservatives having a genetic screw loose and conservatism is proven by all history as evil so, damn I'm a proud bigot.

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