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minus-squareSiethron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49arrow-down3·3 months agoSTOP CALLING THEM ELITE. The word ‘elite’ implies they are societies best. These rich dregs keep dragging us down.
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months agoWhenever I hear the rich described as “the elite”, my brain immediately converted it to ThE eLiTe
minus-squareghen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·3 months agoMeh, the connotation is still clear.
minus-squarefrosch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoHow about we just airquote them? The „Elite“ sounds condescending enough imo
minus-squareghen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoYeah trying to find the perfect words is counterproductive. We just need to eat the rich. We’re not literally eating them but everybody knows what that means.
minus-squarenifty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-23 months agoTrue, if you look at people taking power and control in MAGA America, many are there because of their white skin and not resume or skill
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoThey’re rent-seeking parasites
minus-squareCeruleanRuin@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoI call them the leech class.
STOP CALLING THEM ELITE.
The word ‘elite’ implies they are societies best. These rich dregs keep dragging us down.
Whenever I hear the rich described as “the elite”, my brain immediately converted it to ThE eLiTe
Meh, the connotation is still clear.
How about we just airquote them? The „Elite“ sounds condescending enough imo
Parasite works for me.
I assumed we always were
Yeah trying to find the perfect words is counterproductive. We just need to eat the rich. We’re not literally eating them but everybody knows what that means.
True, if you look at people taking power and control in MAGA America, many are there because of their white skin and not resume or skill
Scum floats to the top.
They’re rent-seeking parasites
I call them the leech class.
Call them gentry