there's a type of elitism which is conservative and inward-looking and a different type of elitism which is about being challenged by things requiring more effort than a lot of people can take, and the two are frequently confused.
That's an extremely perceptive observation, and it's clarified my thinking considerably. Many thanks for it.
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Date: 2009-08-16 05:46 pm (UTC)there's a type of elitism which is conservative and inward-looking and a different type of elitism which is about being challenged by things requiring more effort than a lot of people can take, and the two are frequently confused.
That's an extremely perceptive observation, and it's clarified my thinking considerably. Many thanks for it.