Why are the lifeblood of the species constrained on demand and flowing freely when they look away?
It certainly is convenient for you to believe the masses have to accept austerity in deference to normal humans who repeat these handy phrases and point to any old phenomena they control, assigning an immutable key-value pair to your memory.
“Gather ‘round, children; it’s time to recite the spoken traditions! Austerity is for the poor. Authority is for the rich.”
We could see this as stochastic terrorism; there’s no need to give the powers that be a free pass when it’s clear their power is built on reciting politically correct “truth” not serving the species and public.
Lucking into wealth does not place someones biology on another plane of cognition, or imbue magical powers of insight.
Edit: rest assured in proper social tradition I am indifferent to the literal state of anyone else. If some avoidable calamity should impact you or I have am in a position to empower myself at your expense, I am all in. Just optimizing for myself, in-line with the politically correct chants; Powell said there will be pain to people, not him of course but others. I’m just following the leader too.