Re: Elitism
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:46 pm
McCannster wrote:Know an elitist?
I don't know any personally, which is why I come to SummitPost.
McCannster wrote:Know an elitist?
CClaude wrote: And climbing is impressive? I fiugure climbing is a useless activity which doesn't affect anything in the world, except for how it changes peoples lives, and their perception of the world around them.
Blakeman wrote: they then become a Master. Thus, they are an Elitist.
blazin wrote:this thread amazed me with the continued demonstration of an apparently widespread ignorance of the English language.
blazin wrote:Others have tried making this point, but I enjoy exercises in futility:
Elite - someone who is among the best at a given activity or skill;
Elitist - someone who believes that those with higher competence at a given activity or skill should be treated exceptionally/better than others.
CClaude wrote:And climbing is impressive? I fiugure climbing is a useless activity which doesn't affect anything in the world, except for how it changes peoples lives, and their perception of the world around them.
MoapaPk wrote:"I'd like to thank my parents, Ayn Rand and God."
MoapaPk wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKV_HTHFjZY
FortMental wrote:Day Hiker wrote:blazin wrote:this thread amazed me with the continued demonstration of an apparently widespread ignorance of the English language.
+1blazin wrote:Others have tried making this point, but I enjoy exercises in futility:
Elite - someone who is among the best at a given activity or skill;
Elitist - someone who believes that those with higher competence at a given activity or skill should be treated exceptionally/better than others.
Exactly.
+ Eleventy Billion
TheOrglingLlama wrote:Elite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo0baknLDdU
Elitist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dbLfD5Vjq4
Inconceivable!
drjohnso1182 wrote:A semantics argument on Summitpost!?