dregs of society

Before the judgment starts, these lives were not the “dregs of society.”

Mussolini, a journalist and activist ousted from the Socialist Party for his support of Italy’s entry into World War I, is undeterred by the fact that there are fewer than 100 of these former soldiers in a drab meeting room overlooking the Piazza San Sepolcro: “Haven’t revolutions always been started this way: by arming the dregs of society?”

And he's a loner who finds a sense of community among the dregs of society, bringing the story full circle.

If Biden beats President Donald Trump in November’s election, he will take the country into a dystopian future with churches shut down, guns confiscated, free speech curtailed, American history erased, taxes sky high, police disbanded, streets filled with rioters, suburbs overrun with the dregs of society and socialism triumphant.

Mark Twain's instruction to curious residents of Freedom Central is, by now, familiar: "If you want to see the dregs of society, go down to the jail and watch the changing of the guard."