Presumably, their belief is that even the poor working class Italians have as much power and say as the wealthy leaders do. I find that extremely hard to believe. Granted, I am not saying that there is no prejudice or that the people of Italy do not mark people as outsiders in their minds. Actually, I agree with that statement. Everybody looks at someone else and thinks in his or her head that he or she is better than that person.
People do it all the time.
Or just by looking at some person everybody thinks to himself or herself what class that person is in. You look at their clothing or their accessories and judge that person. Everybody does it, and I mean everybody. I have even done it myself. I cannot state the last time I did it because it really is something that people do unconsciously.