I think, for me, the difference between an elitist or not is not placing yourself in an elite category, it is having pity and contempt for those who aren't.
It is the _contempt_ for me that is the trigger for pushback. On 11/10/06, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > whose perception? > > Elitist and liberal are wedge words, just like neo-con. They're used > to set up an "us" versus "them" > > My personal favorties are "liberal elites" and "intelligensia." > > In recent times (the last century alone) being labelled and elite or > part of the intelligencia could get you killed. > > And that is what makes me so fucking angry about this type of thing. > > But let me ask you, 'cause you made the statement: are people that may > be conciously helping the environment, fair trade/compensation > practices, and eating what they percieve to be better food choices > elitist? > > Or is it just the one's that do it for pretense and because it is cool > or hip? Or does it have to do with one's agenda, for or against? > > What about people that drive fuel efficient Corollas 'cause that's > what they can afford, buy locally farmed organic produce whenever > possible because it helps one to eat healthy and it helps the local > farmers to eat local, and drink coffee brewed at home made from beans > purchased from a local coffee company that's been a part of the > community for over a hundred years? > > also elitist? or only elitist if it serves and agenda? > > > On 11/10/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Elitist has nothing to do with money, it has everything to do with > > perception. > > > > People driving around in little 'green' cars drinking fair trade coffee and > > going to the organic food store are elitist. > > > > People driving SUVs, and buying folgers at Wal-Mart are down-to-earth. > > > > See the difference? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 10:42 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Bill Maher > > > > > > > > > On another note, I always find it ironic that Kerry, the decorated > > > volunteer combat veteran who's always pursued government service, is > > > called the elitist and Bush, the guy who actively avoided any service > > > much less combat service and pursued money (albeit stupidly) most of > > > his life, is the down-to-Earth guy. > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:220335 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
