"Elitist"

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"Elitist"

TB — 11/15/2008 9:32:40 PM (archived)

As I've mentioned several times before, an elitist is not just someone who is smarter or more knowledgable than others, or who was born into a more privileged group.

It's someone who thinks that these things give him the inherent right to tell other people what to do.

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Head of State - ER - 11/15/2008 5:37:50 PM
- least dispensable person - JEKing - 11/15/2008 7:35:45 PM
  - I think you're talking about the culture wars here. - ER - 11/15/2008 8:33:44 PM
- re: Head of State - TB - 11/15/2008 7:21:56 PM
  - Intelligence as a tool. - Bowser - 11/15/2008 8:40:05 PM
    - Good metaphor! (n/t) - TB - 11/15/2008 9:33:30 PM
      - Or would that be an analogy? - TB - 11/15/2008 9:35:17 PM
        
        A metaphor is like an analogy- only different... (n/t) - ARRELL - 11/17/2008 2:28:28 AM
        
        Heh. (n/t) - TB - 11/17/2008 5:45:16 AM
  - "As a lot of others did, you're projecting your own hopes on Obama." - ER - 11/15/2008 8:15:17 PM
    - Okay, I understand your point better, and it's a valid one. Thanks! - TB - 11/15/2008 9:29:31 PM
      - Jerry's right. - ER - 11/15/2008 9:53:17 PM
        
        re: Jerry's right. - TB - 11/16/2008 2:42:11 AM
        
        re: Jerry's right. - ER - 11/16/2008 4:19:49 AM
        
        You know, that "moi?" bit is getting old. - TB - 11/16/2008 5:34:48 AM
        
        Nick Hoffman is right. - ER - 11/16/2008 1:04:31 PM
        
        RL? Some help? - TB - 11/16/2008 5:36:52 AM
        
        Hmmmm- interesting challenge - ARRELLSOFT TECHNICAL SUPPORT - 11/16/2008 8:46:41 PM
        
        We Provide Results - ARRELLSOFT TECHNICAL SUPPORT - 11/16/2008 9:10:27 PM
        
        So, what do you think? - TB - 11/17/2008 12:34:01 AM
        
        re: So, what do you think? - ER - 11/17/2008 3:04:22 AM
        
        Well said. - TB - 11/17/2008 5:48:25 AM
        
        ER has anger issues. ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/17/2008 2:37:52 AM
        
        ER has boredom issues. - ER - 11/17/2008 3:30:35 PM
        
        "thousands of years of experience" - TB - 11/17/2008 5:47:13 PM
        
        More than just outrigger canoes. - ER - 11/17/2008 6:25:44 PM
        
        The Polynesians were wizards at navigation, too. (n/t) - TB - 11/17/2008 7:44:27 PM
        
        Although I can't prove it.... - ER - 11/17/2008 8:26:17 PM
        
        Quite likely. - TB - 11/17/2008 11:59:39 PM
        
        Not likely. - ER - 11/18/2008 2:25:44 AM
        
        Thats one hull of a post! (n/t) - ARRELL - 11/17/2008 5:23:58 PM
        
        It's the best I could rig up in a hurry. (n/t) - ER - 11/17/2008 6:28:08 PM
        
        Sorry, TB, I forgot that you need your analysis spoon-fed to you... - ARRELL - 11/17/2008 1:57:02 AM
        
        ER: The Collected Works - ER - 11/17/2008 12:28:16 AM
        
        Don't bother, RL. - ER - 11/16/2008 2:01:25 PM
        
        You could have saved a lot of space and work - TB - 11/16/2008 8:07:30 PM
        
        Not a problem. It was recycled from the archives. - ER - 11/16/2008 8:16:17 PM
    - " I suspect the percentage would be lost in the noise. " - ER - 11/15/2008 8:28:43 PM
      - A part of the "presidential" image he cultivated. As opposed to "geek". (n/t) - Bowser - 11/15/2008 9:00:17 PM
- re: Head of State - Bowser - 11/15/2008 6:26:25 PM
  - "Obama is able to apply his intelligence without suggesting anyone else is stupid or the lesser. " - ER - 11/15/2008 8:37:12 PM
    - "Elitist" - TB - 11/15/2008 9:32:40 PM
      - Interesting. - TB - 11/19/2008 5:16:44 AM
      - Oh, like parents of grown children? Clergy? - Mary Anne - 11/16/2008 1:35:43 PM
        
        I think you know exactly what I meant. - TB - 11/16/2008 8:09:35 PM
        
        I do know exactly what you meant. - Mary Anne - 11/16/2008 9:02:53 PM
      - Good. Freaking. Lord. (n/t) - McFly - 11/16/2008 4:55:55 AM
        
        If he notices your jaw hanging open, he probably doesn't get why. (n/t) - Yeti - 11/18/2008 9:01:49 PM
      - People have never had any trouble coming up with reasons why they have the inherent right to tell other people what to do. (n/t) - ER - 11/15/2008 9:43:52 PM
    - My take on "elitist". - Bowser - 11/15/2008 8:56:44 PM

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