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13117: Craig Re: 13098: the elite debate (fwd)
From: Dan Craig <dgcraig@att.net>
> From: thor burnham <thorald_mb@hotmail.com>
>
> "Piggish elite"?
>
> If you are on this list it is probably safe to say you can be categorized in
> some kind of elite.
>
Speaking for myself, I doubt it -- and actually hope not. I find the
word has connotations that are often arrogant and unpleasant, as are
many references that infer class distinction.
As I have said on a couple of occasions, "Just because I bank at Chase
Manhattan does not make me a Rockefeller".