Not only are they snobs, they are also hypocrites
e·lit·ism or é·lit·ism (-ltzm, -l-)
n.
1. The belief that certain persons or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment by virtue of their perceived superiority, as in intellect, social status, or financial resources.
2.
a. The sense of entitlement enjoyed by such a group or class.
b. Control, rule, or domination by such a group or class.
They are elitist. And it REALLY ticks ‘em off when one of the “peasants” rises above his station.
They are intent on imposing a feudal system, in which the nobility, them, own everything, and everyone else must bow and scrape and subsist while they ride by in their carriages.