"Yes, but that would not be the new, uninhibited right wing way of doing things. Among the new right, being free from social conventions and moral constraints means being proud to display one's sociopathic tendencies."
With all due respect, you do tend to see everything as a manifestation of your Great Struggle Of The Oppressed Masses Against The Man worldview. Not that you're incorrect, the "Haves" are using their economic leverage to undo every progressive measure of the past century any way that they can. But when it comes down to the individual case, as seen here, maybe it's just a matter of being smug, selfish, and a little bit insecure.