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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 19377"><p>That would be my idea of being an asswhole.</p><p></p><p>Being an elitist, in my view, would be maintaining a high standard, as a matter of principle. </p><p>Ditto previous re-definition. </p><p></p><p>Helpful example : Elite military units. Proud ? You bet. Quietly, maybe, but still proud. Look down their noses a bit at the common run around them with lower standards ? Maybe they do. So what ? </p><p></p><p>My dad was a naval officer in WW II. Back then, it was more or less expected that an enlisted man on shore leave would get stinking drunk and come back with a vernerial disease. But if an officer ever did that, he'd only do it once and remember the aftermath of it the rest of his life. An Elitist standard ? Intensely. Therefore bad ? I'd say not. </p><p></p><p>Pride is oftentimes a bad thing. But it can also be a very <u><em>useful</em></u> thing. Therein lies the rub.</p><p></p><p>:face:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 19377"] That would be my idea of being an asswhole. Being an elitist, in my view, would be maintaining a high standard, as a matter of principle. Ditto previous re-definition. Helpful example : Elite military units. Proud ? You bet. Quietly, maybe, but still proud. Look down their noses a bit at the common run around them with lower standards ? Maybe they do. So what ? My dad was a naval officer in WW II. Back then, it was more or less expected that an enlisted man on shore leave would get stinking drunk and come back with a vernerial disease. But if an officer ever did that, he'd only do it once and remember the aftermath of it the rest of his life. An Elitist standard ? Intensely. Therefore bad ? I'd say not. Pride is oftentimes a bad thing. But it can also be a very [u][i]useful[/i][/u] thing. Therein lies the rub. :face: [/QUOTE]
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