It's sort of obvious why the trumpenproletariat hates elites. It's less clear and more interesting why elites hate proles. I have a theory..
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b/c they don't care about elite values, serving as pesky reminder that it's possible to not care & in some sense get away with it
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too generic... That's true of any groups A and B that dislike each other
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Elites don't hate proles. They're just naturally angry when the sheep rebel. Fortunately that's rare.
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I've certainly heard some private expressions of what can only be called hatred...
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my model has 3 parallel, partially overlapping pyramids with diff modes of elitism+mobility: socioecon, cultural, cognitive
I don't mean intellect. Something more like openness to experience+grit. Watch out for my #breakingsmart newsletter today.
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i don't think elites hate proles. they view them with contempt
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