Comments on: The soi disant set http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/06/30/the-soi-disant-set/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:48:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: P-3W http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/06/30/the-soi-disant-set/comment-page-1/#comment-91689 P-3W Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:40:43 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/06/30/the-soi-disant-set/#comment-91689 This arrogance Lex points out is far from just in the media of newspapers, television, books, or movies. This arrogance is rooted deeply in our education systems now, so much so that very little American history is taught as fact, just the "mean, old, bad white males did bad things" meme is <em>deriguer</em> there. It is the arrogance of elitism. Where it was by blood in the past with royalty and peerage, now it's with anti-Americanism and education. The higher your education and the more anti-American you are, the more arrogant. We're infested with people who haven't a clue about life in general who insist that their world view is the correct and only one. <em>"How dare you disagree with my superiority, you lowly ignorant paeon? Don't you know who I am?"</em> I like it when someone tries to pull this non-arguement with me, because I have the chops to be their equal when they think I'm a back-country hick who's never traveled or seen "the world." I've seen more and done more than they've read about. Of course, what I've done is beneath them, but I know whereof I speak and they know I can challenge them with authority. They hate that and resort to namecalling. Most people around here are fairly civil in discussion; we're rural enough that the truly obnoxious wouldn't dream of even thinking about us. This arrogance Lex points out is far from just in the media of newspapers, television, books, or movies. This arrogance is rooted deeply in our education systems now, so much so that very little American history is taught as fact, just the “mean, old, bad white males did bad things” meme is deriguer there.

It is the arrogance of elitism. Where it was by blood in the past with royalty and peerage, now it’s with anti-Americanism and education. The higher your education and the more anti-American you are, the more arrogant.

We’re infested with people who haven’t a clue about life in general who insist that their world view is the correct and only one. “How dare you disagree with my superiority, you lowly ignorant paeon? Don’t you know who I am?”

I like it when someone tries to pull this non-arguement with me, because I have the chops to be their equal when they think I’m a back-country hick who’s never traveled or seen “the world.” I’ve seen more and done more than they’ve read about. Of course, what I’ve done is beneath them, but I know whereof I speak and they know I can challenge them with authority. They hate that and resort to namecalling.

Most people around here are fairly civil in discussion; we’re rural enough that the truly obnoxious wouldn’t dream of even thinking about us.

]]> By: CPT J http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/06/30/the-soi-disant-set/comment-page-1/#comment-91346 CPT J Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:05:47 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/06/30/the-soi-disant-set/#comment-91346 Geez, what will the Times' nomenklatura do for work as they are inevitably displaced by bloggers like Yon and Roggio? Hold signs that say "Will Whine for Latte"? Geez, what will the Times’ nomenklatura do for work as they are inevitably displaced by bloggers like Yon and Roggio?

Hold signs that say “Will Whine for Latte”?

]]> By: Casca http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/06/30/the-soi-disant-set/comment-page-1/#comment-91318 Casca Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:52:47 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/06/30/the-soi-disant-set/#comment-91318 WFB - "I would rather be governed by the first two-thousand names in the Boston telephone directory than by the faculty of Harvard." Nice pithy close there Lex. WFB – “I would rather be governed by the first two-thousand names in the Boston
telephone directory than by the faculty of Harvard.”

Nice pithy close there Lex.

]]> By: AW1 Tim http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/06/30/the-soi-disant-set/comment-page-1/#comment-410461 AW1 Tim Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:03:00 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/06/30/the-soi-disant-set/#comment-410461 Lex, It's always funny to me how those who argue the strongest for "Choice" seem to be also in the forefront to deny it to those who disagree with their views. In other words, what they are arguing in support of is allowing THEM to make our CHOICES for us. Sort of like the way PBS and the other old media "inform" os of the news..... What THEY feel is important. Gag. Respects, Lex,

It’s always funny to me how those who argue the strongest for “Choice” seem to be also in the forefront to deny it to those who disagree with their views.

In other words, what they are arguing in support of is allowing THEM to make our CHOICES for us. Sort of like the way PBS and the other old media “inform” os of the news….. What THEY feel is important. Gag.

Respects,

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