The Guardian — Last week, Donald Trump Jr went on another tear against New York City elites. He retweeted rightwing pundit Harlan Z Hill: “Events like today are exactly why we took issue with NY elites glorifying the assassination of our president.”
Editors Note; While this article is worth a read, aren’t we all under the impression that we resent the cultural elite because they are bringing about satanism in America?
The reason for this recent outburst was the Public Theater’s production of Julius Caesar in Central Park, featuring the assassination of a Trump-like Caesar. The resulting melee prompted an exodus of Public Theater benefactors – Delta and Bank of America pulled their funding. A far-right protester called the audience “Nazis” and another rushed the stage.
A social media fight about Shakespeare could seem like a boutique spat, but it’s about a lot more than that: it’s the latest iteration of a war against the cultural elite waged by the president’s inner circle – including Trump’s sons and Steve Bannon. (During the election, Ted Cruz also attacked “New York values”.)
At the heart of it, the controversy is also about what a few have called “cultural inequality”.
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