This is the very core of what it means to be elite: the deeply-held, unshakable belief that the pain of peasants means less than nothing, while their own slightest inconveniences represent a immoral toppling of the natural order, demanding immediate, drastic action. They live in a world high in the clouds, where consequences can never reach them, and the only universe that makes sense to them is one where they are untouchable. But of course…
This is the very core of what it means to be elite: the deeply-held, unshakable belief that the pain of peasants means less than nothing, while their own slightest inconveniences represent a immoral toppling of the natural order, demanding immediate, drastic action. They live in a world high in the clouds, where consequences can never reach them, and the only universe that makes sense to them is one where they are untouchable. But of course…
Only minor quibble is she was part of the elite against the peasantry.
What’s the image from?
It’s from the tv show Andor.
Andor