[carinsurancess]

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/dai...113.guest.html

"In 1958, an English sociologist and Labor Party politician named Michael Young imagined a future in which the British establishment dissolved itself, abolished all forms of hereditary power --" i.e., inheritance and so forth "-- and created instead a meritocracy," which is a word that Michael Young invented. The word meritocracy I guess is attributable to this guy in 1958, English sociologist, Labor Party politician Michael Young. So he imagined a future, the British establishment dissolved itself, abolished all forms of hereditary power -- in other words, no Kennedys -- and created instead a meritocracy based on IQ. "In Young's fable, the academically talented from the working class happily join the [ruling class.]" Now, stick with me. Stick with me on this. If you think you know where this is going, you don't. So he believed that -- or he imagined or hoped for, it's a fable, a meritocracy based on IQ, the academically talented from the working class would happily join the elite, the ruling class. "But the less-talented resent them even more than they did the old dukes and duchesses. By 2034, this resentment leads to a violent populist revolution that sweeps the meritocracy away."

Background article he's referencing:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...d=opinionsbox1

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If you are interested in plumbing the depth of elitist arrogance, read this article.

It's amazing the things that people will convince themselves of to rationalize abuse of power and privilege.

[Adiamant]

It's really ironic, because what they're admitting (In a backwards sort of way) is the lack of merit based achievement among the "elite"

I don't think anyone really gives a fuck about them either.. Till they begin to behave autocratically.

That will create the backlash that sweeps them away. The fact that they ascribe all opposition to base emotions like jealousy says much more about them than I think they realize..