dippin

But roachboy IS right.

How can a movement that openly supports the exclusion of the less informed from voting rolls through a number of tests, the reduction or elimination of assistance programs to the poor, and supports a flat tax that would have a net impact of increasing taxes on the poor and reducing them on the rich have the gall to call anyone elitist? Eliminating those perceived to be less educated from voting rolls and reducing taxes on those considered to be more worthy or superior is the basis of the definition of elitism.

I mean, the definition of elitism is :
1.

The belief that certain persons or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment by virtue of their perceived superiority, as in intellect, social status, or financial resources.
2.

1.

The sense of entitlement enjoyed by such a group or class.
2.

Control, rule, or domination by such a group or class.


"Elitist," in the context of the public voices of the tea partiers (again, Im not talking about the grassroots level, just the visible voices), refers to people who make complex arguments that stray from a simplistic world view.