>Carrol, I spent my formative years flashing a finger at those few vanguard
>party luminaries who knew better what the masses want than the masses
>themselves. Not to mention the fact that what looks from the top as
>"massess", from the bottom presents itself as human individuals with
>different goals and aspirations. Hence my knee-jerk reaction against
>anyone speaking for other than oneself, especially for the "masses." Among
>a rather short list of things I actually like about this country is that
>such individuals have a rather slim chance of getting anywhere near the
>halls of power.
That (few Americans speak for anyone other than themselves, let alone the "masses") is also one of the main ideological reasons for a rather long list of things that you detest about this country. Like SUVs & suburbs, backward culture & government-hating.
Yoshie