“I have to wonder if some of the liberal elites hatred of GWB stemmed from him liking “peasant things”....”
It is. His family is scum and I’m sure he put on the folksy act for votes, but he certainly liked dabbling in pheasant kinds of things like baseball, barbecue, beer, cheap cocaine, and shotguns. Elitists hate that. It’s beneath them for reasons they cannot explain.
My job has me associating with all sorts of people. Some act amazed that I’m a steak and potatoes guy. I always sense contempt. Some try and talk down to me, but I do my best to smack them into place. I’d sooner starve than blow a ton of money at a frigging fancy elite restaurant where people act all in love with fish semen and snails. I’ll take a Miller Lite, a burger, and profanity laced screaming at a TV when a good (non NFL) game is on. I’d rather drive home in my filthy Honda Element than some new in-style car (except for high end German cars ... I LOVE BMWs :-). ... I’d just prefer mine a bit more gritty looking with a hint of rust :-) )
That’s not to say that I don’t appreciate some of the finer things in life ... I just prefer my lifestyle stay grounded in reality as best I can :-). That involves keeping real people in my life and making a joke out of elitist snobs any chance I get. For whatever reason, fake people literally grate on my nerves and I don’t have that circuit that keeps my mouth shut when I see an elitist writing checks with their mouth that their body can’t cash.
I often think elitists are socialists since socialism is an outstanding form of wealth preservation. Seriously, there are no wealth taxes in a socialist state. They stay rich and only get richer. Nobody else can get into their bubble since they’re taxed to death and can’t accumulate a drop of wealth. Moreover, they don’t want any of the filthy peasants to invade their safe spaces.
[ I often think elitists are socialists since socialism is an outstanding form of wealth preservation. Seriously, there are no wealth taxes in a socialist state. They stay rich and only get richer. Nobody else can get into their bubble since they’re taxed to death and can’t accumulate a drop of wealth. Moreover, they don’t want any of the filthy peasants to invade their safe spaces. ]
You NAILED IT RIGHT THERE! Socialism is the successful marketing campaign for NEO-FEUDALISM.
On a side note I have a sister that likes to pretend she is part of the “Country Club Crowd” , and what i find funny is that she is constantly leveraging debt for her country club lifestyle, as for me, I am never buy anything unless i already have money for it. She is in a constant state of debt and financial insecurity.
If things were to tank, I would be in an infinitely better position than her, even in a brass and lead economy, heh heh....
Do you mean fish "EGGS", perhaps?
Caviar in a French restaurant? HUNH?