Disagree with this statement - I only need look to our founding fathers here in the US.
I do consider them political elite -as they were nearly all well-moneyed.
And I do believe that they were a rare instance of ‘elite’ that were looking out for the wellbeing of regular people.
Another example is William Wallace.
The men and women of the American Revolution were not the ruling class or the political elites. Those who were, were loyal to the crown. It wasn’t the nobility leaving England for the new world. The Founding Fathers were in the minority when they took their stand against the ruling elite of the times, i.e. Prince George and his minions in the colonies.
I do not equate wealth as the only requirement to being a part of that ruling class of elites. President Trump has enormous wealth but he is not a part of that crowd. That is why they hate him and regular people love him.
William Wallace, same thing. Though of noble birth, he rebelled against the ruling class. He also was in the minority when he began his fight for freedom for his people.
That is what all these men/women have in common. They were in the minority, but their message of freedom grew because people want freedom to choose their destiny. It seems now that we are in the minority, but the message of freedom is growing. We must reinvigorate that desire for freedom among our brothers and sisters who are asleep and truly think the cabal has our best interests at heart.