>Sad. Historically it took longer than a generation for self-appointed aristocrats to start believing that their sovereign majestic rights trump consideration for serfs, which is when revolutionary songs are heard in the night.

That was the norm in the US from the outset. Slavery exaggerated it for black people but white laborers were scarcely better off than slaves.
WWII and its aftermath created a huge demand for labor which changed things for a while, but the system eventually reverted to it norm.
Sadly, most working people drink the Fox News Kool Aid and perpetuate it.