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In reply to the discussion: "You people" wasn't the worst part [View all]calimary
(81,181 posts)25. Yes, I'm somewhat aware of that about the historical figure Marie Antoinette.
HOWEVER, I was working with the widely-recognized meme or generality. The whole "let 'em eat cake" thing - which I believe is a made-up quote that she actually never said. But the quote "let 'em eat cake" has come to be a well-established metaphor, signifying a whole mindset of the arrogance of the haves and have-mores in the face of the needy, the poor, the have-nots and the have-nothings. That's what I was referring to.
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Haha, my next door neighbor, originally from Queens, NY, often asks me what's going on
monmouth
Jul 2012
#1
Yes. She has established herself as the unquestioned arbiter of information, subordinate to no one
RufusTFirefly
Jul 2012
#3
"We don't have to answer to *anyone*. You people just give us your vote & shut up."
pacalo
Jul 2012
#5
Oh yeah, her comment that "it's our turn." World's Biggest Entitlement Program.
calimary
Jul 2012
#19
She's essentially saying what that donor said -- that "common people don't understand". Sickening.
gateley
Jul 2012
#20
Her words and the way she expressed them indicate that this has really gotten to her.
Dustlawyer
Jul 2012
#22
You're right! It's the same thing as, "... because I say so!" ... and for no other reason.
patrice
Jul 2012
#28
She doesn't comprehend her husband is applying for a job, and we are the employers.
Avalux
Jul 2012
#38
She is a pathetic fancy pants richer. Did you expect something different out of her mouth?
lonestarnot
Jul 2012
#46