This is definitely the new US. Boy have my illusions been shattered.

And then to see people here defending this new state of affairs. It's a different world we are living in now.

To be honest I think this has been the case in every country for all time.

What’s changed is that certain individuals don’t even try to hide privilege any more.

Always has been https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutocracy#United_States