The original quote was from the time of neoliberalism vs neoconservatism. You can certainly say those neoconservatives killed a million Iraqis and such but the point is the oligarchs still thought everything was just horse trading as usual. They’d play their little roles, and the status quo would say the same, aka they’d keep getting richer.
Going high means you don’t appreciate the urgency of the moment or the perfidy of the opponents.
The original quote was from the time of neoliberalism vs neoconservatism. You can certainly say those neoconservatives killed a million Iraqis and such but the point is the oligarchs still thought everything was just horse trading as usual. They’d play their little roles, and the status quo would say the same, aka they’d keep getting richer.