>I'd honestly ask a slightly different question : how much longer will the lower and middle classes pose a realistic threat to the elites? As long as weapons o

>I'd honestly ask a slightly different question : how much longer will the lower and middle classes pose a realistic threat to the elites? As long as weapons of mass destruction can be engineered by a person with a couple of thousand in resources. Bioweapons are technologically getting easier and easier to make. The lower classes may have fewer really smart people, but they are not totally lacking. And never forget that the upper classes do occasionally spawn a class-conscious wannabe hero.