[AlimJaffer]

The part I find particularly sad is that the elite referenced in the article are very clearly self-aware that the issue is a Bastille day or some revolution against the 1% (realistically 0.01%) which is feeding their paranoia.

Rather than work to better society and contribute, they instead focus on their bug out plans and lobbying politicians to cut taxes further when they could avoid this by focusing on the extreme wealth inequality that makes these paranoid fantasies (that's what they really are) a reality.

[luckydata]

the upside is if they are right a lot of the right heads will roll.

[pintxo]

And a lot of the wrong ones as well. Mobs are not good at justice as history tells us.

[wolfgke]

> Rather than work to better society and contribute

I actually do believe that they think that their work improves society and is such contribution. They just work on principles that many people in society do not share.

> to cut taxes further when they could avoid this by focusing on the extreme wealth inequality that makes these paranoid fantasies (that's what they really are) a reality.

I think that they actually believe that a very libertarian society would be better for most people, so your example with lobbying for less taxes is actually some contribution of them for a better society.

Concerning the "extreme wealth inequality" argument: I don't know the position of the 0,01%, but in my personal opinion, people who are born poor should better be angry about their parents that they were given birth in such a shitty circumstances instead of whining how unfair society is.