[WS:] However, the non-marxist subset of those 80% is perceived as witty, bold, assertive, entrepreneurial, innovative, etc. - which clearly suggests that it is what the audience sees rather than what the performers deliver that matters. The pompous conservative or libertarian douche bags are seen as folk heroes nowadays, because that is what the audience admires nowadays. Academic Marxists are to the US public are what Billy Joel is to hard rock or hip hop crowds.
Wojtek