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No social class = Marxism. Hello? That is the most basic tenet of socialism.
Please elucidate how Americans are CLEARLY more against elitism than Europeans are.
I believe we are talking about two different things. I am talking about the ideal that Americans are taught to believe in: A society with no social classes which results in equal opportunity for all. Even though this ideal does not truly exist, that so many Americans posses this guttural belief is a powerful part of American attitudes. What I am saying is that there are actually social classes in America, yet most Americans like to present an attitude of believing otherwise. PBS's "People Like Us" documentary from a few years back did a good job of addressing this issue. Europe and Canada are definitely more elitist than the US. Do you deny this? I recall reading a study that compared the family lineage of American CEOs to that of Canadian and European CEOs. The percentage of Canadian and European CEOs whose fathers had also been a CEO was noticeably higher in these countries than it was in the US. The conclusion was that there likely exist more class barriers in these countries which prevent people from rising up. This is elitism-- the idea that your family lineage makes you better stock for such positions. This obviously occurs in America too, but it's just not as pronounced as in these other countries. And it's pretty clear the differences are lessening over time too. Or try securing venture capital funding as a lower class person in Europe. If you have a promising product or business plan in the US you are far more likely to be taken seriously than you would in Europe.
If Americans hated elitism as you so claim, there would be no need to buy fake LVs, Guccis, Pradas (all obvious attempts to mimic the rich and to put oneself in a higher social standing than one may actually be in).
Elitism is the belief or attitude that some individuals, who form an elite "” a select group of people with intellect, wealth, specialized training or experience, or other distinctive attributes "” are those whose views on a matter are to be taken the most seriously or carry the most weight or those who view their own views as so; whose views and/or actions are most likely to be constructive to society as a whole; or whose extraordinary skills, abilities or wisdom render them especially fit to govern
it's called wabi-sabi, shitbrain.
Where are you getting this information from? You are seriously pulling **** out of your ass here. So many logical fallacies oh my god. My head hurts from reading this.
wowwowowowowowowowowowowwowowowowowowowowowowowowow. dude, you need to get out of the 16th century. in a capitalist society, money = class. birthright = you were born into a family with a shitload of money, so you are an ELITE WITH ACCESS TO BETTER OPPORTUNITY THAN THOSE WITHOUT MONEY. that is not to say you CAN'T become an elite because you were born in a family living in a lower income bracket. okay. i'm done. this is a waste of my time. you really have no idea what you're talking about.
English, please