I summarize your critique of Sydney Ember as the “let them eat cake” defense. Ember is objectively biased, but not from her subjective point of view.

I’m reminded both of JFK’s words, “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable” (1962) and that Marie Antoinette’s subjective innocence did not save her from the guillotine.

PS: I know the “let them eat cake” quote was never proven.