>Or the idolization of entrepreneurs and the ultra-rich? As a non American I've noticed something similar at least in US media there tends to be a lot of respe

>Or the idolization of entrepreneurs and the ultra-rich? As a non American I've noticed something similar at least in US media there tends to be a lot of respect given to people who are wealthy or in positions of power you see it a lot in movies and television Generals, senators, congressman etc are almost universally depicted as praiseworthy figures. When I was a kid in all of the American music videos the performers tended to drape themselves in gold jewelry, drink champagne, ride around in luxury cars etc. Sometimes it seemed over the top to the point of parody but at some level I think it reflects an aspiration towards wealth. Here in Australia there is much more of a tendency to mock and ridicule the wealthy and powerful. There is even a word for it "Tall Poppy Syndrome" i.e. The flower that grows to be the tallest gets cut down the soonest. I think part of it is cultural the whole ANZAC myth thing - people tend to be distrustful of anyone in a position of power here politicians, bosses, bankers, lawyers etc.