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Current Events » in reply to who said "wealthy"?

You just did.

To the best of my knowledge, she isn't trying to control what fats I can eat, what car I can drive, how big my toilet should be, or a hundred other things where someone tries to force their own ideas on me.

Elitism is the belief that one is, inherently, better than "those other people." It's a short trip from there to controlling "those other people" for their own good.

For sure, this applies to some rich people too (I can think of a few), but it applies to one hell of a lot more people in the political realm. Unfortunately, political systems tend to select for this trait.

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