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Originally Posted by aceventura3
I think most people understand what comes after a person makes that type of an introduction to a viewpoint. But I am not an English major, I am not a very good writer, my profession is not based on communication skills, and I went to a state school in the Midwest and I don't drink coffee with steamed milk - so take it all for what it is worth.
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This illustrates the trouble with your point of view. You assume all journalists are upper-crust snobs out of touch with the common man.
I got my degree from a midwest state school, too, and I drink my coffee black. I started my career making significantly less than a shift manager at McDonalds. I could quit right now and double my salary by becoming a PR flunky for some mid-level corporation. I'm not rich, I'm not elite, and I frankly resent the implication that just because I happen to know how to write a coherent sentence and get it broadcast on television, I must be some elitist bastard snob.
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Power to the People! Who cares what the elite thinks.
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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
I'm completely lost on this logic that being elite is a bad thing.
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Precisely. The neo-cons have brainwashed a certain susceptible subset of the population into thinking that elite is bad, and dumbassery is good. Elite gets shit done. Elite should be something to aspire to, not to shun. It's amazing how backward we've become.
We've become a society where improving ourselves is considered bad. Where gaining experience in a job is a bad thing (Washington insiders!). The problem is not that they have been in Washington for a long time. The problem is that they have been in Washington for a long time making dumbassed decisions.
Plus, it's hypocritical. Had GWB been able to run for a 3rd term, neocons would have voted for him. Why? He is now not only a Washington insider, but the most highly placed Washington insider. Strom Thurmond and Jesse Helms were both Washington insiders. If republicans think Washington insiders are such a bad idea, why the hell did they keep re-electing them?
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Originally Posted by ace
In my view a pseudo-intellectual makes judgments based on something like a diploma rather than the individual.
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And I point out again, that you made judgements based on something that you assumed, without even as much evidence as a diploma. Are you calling yourself a pseudointellectual, or do unique rules apply to you?