The Peeved Elitists

I liked this article and I have a suspicion my peeved pal Pru will, too. It’s anti-anti-elitism and the point is that in some respects, there is nothing wrong with being elite or have elite goals. Here is a quoted section from the article, by Susan Jacoby:

“It is past time to retire the sliming of elite knowledge and education from public discourse. Do we want mediocre schools or the best education for our children? If we need an operation, do we want an ordinary surgeon or the best, most elite surgeon available?

America was never imagined as a democracy of dumbness. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written by an elite group of leaders, and although their dream was limited to white men, it held the seeds of a future in which anyone might aspire to the highest — let us say it out loud, elite — level of achievement.”

But this issue doesn’t apply only the U.S. Anti-elitism is spreading and it’s time we do something about it. If it isn’t too elite of me to say that!

--Curly