An anthropological dilemma repeated here at DU:

[CJCRANE]

1. "It presents the Progressive

here, then, with an elitist dilemma--the truly enlightened (either intellectually or spiritually) ought to step in and manage the unenlightened--i.e., the brutish--masses".

I don't think that's the case at all. It's not about managing the masses. The main problem is propaganda - inaccurate information. IMO for most DUers, the "enlightened" approach, as you call it, is merely to provide accurate information.

So, it's not managing. At worst you could say it's about educating.