They may not have been alluding to violence; perhaps something like democracy itself would be enough to take that lifestyle away from the middle class. If billionaires consolidate enough power & resources and push the tax burden onto the middle class which makes yearly vacations unaffordable

Perhaps they were referring to economic force. But 'it will have to be taken' isn't a passive statement either way.

Ah yes. George Washington, Simon Bolivar, Vladmir Lenin, etc... famously incompetent.

Incompetence can take many forms. Some of them include starting a fight they can't finish.

I chose those examples specifically because they were completely successful.

Those were; many were not. Someone who takes issue with the middle class of the USA might not be.

you're committed to the username bit

yup