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[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago (8 children)

STOP CALLING THEM ELITE.

The word 'elite' implies they are societies best. These rich dregs keep dragging us down.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Whenever I hear the rich described as "the elite", my brain immediately converted it to ThE eLiTe

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

My brain converts it to lowers. Their only advantage is their ability to screw people over without it affecting their personal health. Whereas the rest of us would lose sleep being that much a evil shithead.

[–] ghen@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Meh, the connotation is still clear.

[–] frosch@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

How about we just airquote them? The „Elite“ sounds condescending enough imo

[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Parasite works for me.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago

I assumed we always were

[–] ghen@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago
[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 8 points 1 week ago

I call them the leech class.

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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

Edit sorry if this comes across as racist, the intent is more to highlight how some of these people bring nothing else to the table

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago

Scum floats to the top.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

They're rent-seeking parasites

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

Call them gentry

[–] chuymatt@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago

Lazy parasite class?