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GS Rider... Classism or Inferority complex? I think it might be a bit of both. There is definately a growth of classism in North America these days and this is only going to get worse as the percentage of those in the higher incomes becomes increasingly seperated from those that that don't.
I agree with Art that money corrupts.
I also think that what Cynthetiq is saying is partially right. I think that while you have your preconcieved notions based on your past the people at that party also have the same sorts of issues (i.e. what is that tatooed punk guy doing in our midst?).
I can remember going to my lamaze classes when my son was born. The other parents were lawyers, professionals, etc. I was a bicycle courier. At first there was an us vs. them kind of feeling in the room but I just kept on being myself and they could soon see that my long hair and piercings were just what I looked like and not who I was.
The reverse was generally true as well (except for one aloof bastard who was equally stuck up to everyone there).
What I'm getting at is stay true to yourself. If they don't like who you are, screw them.
As for your daughter. I would be more concerned with sending my kid to a private school in that it instills just the sort of elitism that you are talking about.
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