Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh View Post
Trust? Not really, we are well aware of corporate lobbying and the like. A lack of antipathy? Yes. Especially so when it is not some faceless corporation but a personified story of success. Remember, in our culture, many of us really do think that -- with hard work, a good idea or two, and some luck -- that we or our children could achieve that same success for themselves. We don't assume them to be "the enemy" as a matter of course.

And of course we trend "right" when crises hit -- we start a bit left of center as a norm, so the balance tends to swing that direction when pushed.
I suppose the rags to riches stories are prevalent and often repeated, while the inherited wealth (the vast majority) is underplayed. Even trump is presented as a self made man.