Not denying that. However, a major part of the motivation for that is some strong animus from memories of persecution during the Cultural Revolution from Mao and those he favored…the rural farmers and laborers and the party faction which sided with Mao, Jiang Qing, and the Gang of Four.
As I think about it…a certain Cee Lo song with an expletive in the title would probably be an understated summation of most of the ruling party elite and their upper/upper-middle class supporters in urban areas.