to me it is. I see elitism as being self-deceptive and, in politics, self-destructive (unless one wants to set one's self up as a political elite, which I don't). One can be "excellent" (or rather, strive to be so) without comparing one's excellence to that of others, saying that one is better or more rational than others. JD
On 6/5/05, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> Jim Devine wrote:
>
> >I agree with Carrol: to presume that the populace isn't "rational" (in
> >the sense that you are or I am) is to put oneself above them, like
> >some sort of demigod. It's elitism.
>
> Calling something "elitism" isn't the same as calling it wrong, is it?
>
> Doug
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