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In Praise of Elitism: Obama studies 101

April 13, 2008 - 8:11 am - by Roger Kimball
Letalis Maximus, Esq.
2008-04-13 17:50:08

Mr. Skubinna:

With all due respect, you left out a very important elite: Trent “I haven’t paid for lunch in 30 years, and what is this “Metro” thing about which DC residents speak?” Lott (R-MS).

Elitism is neither Liberal nor Conservative, neither Democrat nor Republican. Elitism is a state of mind, a thinking that says “I deserve this.” The best antidotes seem to have been historically the liberal application of Tar, Feathers, Torches, and Pitchforks. These days, the best we can do is to vote the rotten bastards out of office. We need to get better at it.