working in the elite parts of west austin for as long as i did i saw a lot of this. the super wealthy republicans stay busy enough in their own world- a world totally separate from the one that you, i, and most of us live in- to ever even realize just how horrible and real all of this is for the rest of us. and people will try to tell them, but they just do what all rich people do, and poo poo it (“oh don’t be so dramatic” or “where are you getting this from?” and the like).
any time they’re confronted with what’s really going on they just brush it off and keep it moving. “good vibes man; life is good; why are these people so upset all the time? can’t we all just get along?”. these are the things they sincerely tell themselves for the half second that something in their world confronts them with reality. all of this very real bullshit doesn’t enter their world, which for them means it must not be real, and isn’t something they should waste their time thinking about. again, life is good; why be so upset all of the time?