Comment by k__

Like everything related to politics it's about plausible deniability.

The founding fathers sold their ideas as freedom from the tyranny of the crown. While this was true, they probably didn't care as much for the freedom of the average Joe, but their own freedom and that of their rich friends. They just needed the freedom of the average Joe to get the masses on board without blatantly lying about their actual goals.

The rich people of crypto see themselves similarly, selling their ideas as freedom from the tyranny of traditional finance; and they have a point: There are millions of average people out there who suffer by the hand of financial institutions. However, the goal of the crypto "elite" is mainly the freedom of their own and their rich friends, they just need the freedom of the average Joe to get the masses on board.

Now, the only thing left to argue is if the rich people from back in the days had a better case against the crown as the rich people from today have against traditional finance.