326 () 🧠 These people are stupid! posted 2 years ago by Zeitreise 2 years ago by Zeitreise +326 / -0 59 comments share 59 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Another perspective: knowing how they like to reverse everything, "elite" might be an inside joke for "dregs."
Jusqua porter la besace = beggar = Geus.
That used to be a designation for the Dutch rebels who dared to defy the Spanish Empire. It was embraced by the rebels as a badge of honor.
So, indeed, elite indeed may very well mean quite the opposite: the excrement of society.