Socrates wasn't just critical of the ruling class, he was of critical of the complacency of his culture. He taught that everyone should be critical of themselves and the way they live.
Philosophy can only save us if it is the philosophy of Socrates: ruthlessly criticising the ruling class, and corrupting the youth by teaching them to question the society they were brought into.
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and getting drunk in bathouses
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And getting Aristophanes to come to your dinner parties.
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Did Socrate criticised the rulling class because he was not in it ? Or is it Plato’s thing ?
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Plato himself was from a rich family, but he took after Socrates in the sense that he believed money and inequality was the root of many of society's problems. Plato is known for his disdain towards the business men and "moneymakers" as the translation goes, of his time.
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The establishment don’t like people who can think for themselves. Dissent is feared by the ruling classes
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Hear hear !
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