what he says, is but the way in which he conveys the meaning
the rich by this point aren't any group of people, but a section of the system.
the system is structural, not-alive. he is choosing to regard the system like rungs on a ladder. each rung is a social class.
the point I'm making is that he's describing the "ladder", referring to structural/systemic aspects of our civilization, not the "persons" standing on each rung which is the meaning you chose to focus on.
our society really is arranged in tiers or classes regardless of you accept it or not (but again, this is a way to understand it; there may be others)
in the UK the so-called "rich" (to answer your question) would be people with legal noble titles.
in Smerica this class of people is not explicit. I guess the older European system (which inspired American ones) at least is explicit about the fact that the royals and their nobles are "the rich" class. I countries with continuing monarchies, like the UK, they really have a noble title and registration. they're "better than you" by legal definition because of choices their parents and older ancestors made (or were forced to make)
the rich by this point aren't any group of people, but a section of the system.
the system is structural, not-alive. he is choosing to regard the system like rungs on a ladder. each rung is a social class.
the point I'm making is that he's describing the "ladder", referring to structural/systemic aspects of our civilization, not the "persons" standing on each rung which is the meaning you chose to focus on.
our society really is arranged in tiers or classes regardless of you accept it or not (but again, this is a way to understand it; there may be others)
in the UK the so-called "rich" (to answer your question) would be people with legal noble titles.
in Smerica this class of people is not explicit. I guess the older European system (which inspired American ones) at least is explicit about the fact that the royals and their nobles are "the rich" class. I countries with continuing monarchies, like the UK, they really have a noble title and registration. they're "better than you" by legal definition because of choices their parents and older ancestors made (or were forced to make)