The idea that the upper class depends on the middle class is false. Establishment and talent are natural enemies. I would like to see us destroy the upper class

The idea that the upper class depends on the middle class is false. Establishment and talent are natural enemies. I would like to see us destroy the upper class (maybe "dismantle" is a better word; I don't see violent revolution producing anything good) and build a society that is robust against social elites and upper-class parasitism-- ideally a society where there are no entrenched social classes-- but I'm probably dreaming on that one. Yes, they need a healthy middle class if they want to keep a capitalist economy going. Here's the depraved little secret: they don't actually care that much about having a capitalist economy. Social elites are almost always parasitic and actually quite non-ideological. If we were a communist or fascist state, it'd be the same people in charge, but instead of being corporate executives, they'd be government bureaucrats. They don't give a shit about "capitalism" or "socialism" so long as it's them on top. The ideology is something they tune to the peasants' shifting tastes. It's not about economic well-being for them. It's about status. In a robust capitalist and technological economy, they get private jets. If the U.S. becomes Third World, they get white maids. Both are essentially status symbols, and they don't have an intrinsic attachment to one over the other, but they'd rather reign in hell than serve in heaven.