And who are these "Elites" you speak of?

"Elites" was a term coined by the right wing to cast "Us vs. Them" aspersions on Democrats who are educated, successful and, more than likely, urban dwellers.
Not even sure what to say to Trump not being elitist. He's lived his whole life around big money and wouldn't have walked across the street to spit on a "real American" prior to running for office. He's the EPITOME of elitism.

Liberal elite is a stereotype of politically left-wing people whose education had traditionally opened the doors to affluence and power and form a managerial elite. It is commonly invoked pejoratively, with the implication that the people who claim to support the rights of the working class are themselves members of the ruling classes and are therefore out of touch with the real needs of the people they claim to support and protect.

Unlike an actual elite who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and 415 million given to him by big daddy.

It's interesting that populist if the left and right both talk about elites. For example :Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn do this, as do Spiked magazine and Novarra media.

The main the same thing and also something different. With the left, it's more about aconomic elite whereas for the populist right, it's more about culture and geography. New York values, and Islington Liberal are right wing troups. The left talks about the billionaire class.

This is a recent thing and has come about since the financial crash of 2007 but also because of the declining living standards in the west under capitalist globalisation. The left analysis has remained consistent but has some traction now when it used to be marginal. The right analysis has seen neo liberal Conservatives become nationalists.

I resent the whole “elite” thing. I sound like an educated person and I’m an East Coast white person, so the rednecks sometimes put that label on me. Yeah, when I have money and influence, *then* I’ll qualify.

All of the above, except Trump. He's his own kind.

Doesn’t stop him from being “elitist”, though. He definitely thinks he’s better than everyone else and the laws and modes of conduct others are expected to follow don’t apply to him or his family. 😒

I would say McConnel is Elite...kinda seems like it

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