Word: elitists
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...diversity, which is to redefine standards in a way that confirms that everyone is equal now. It turns out, ironically, that multiculturalists have less in common with liberals than they do with far-right conservatives: The only difference is that one is culturally egalitarian and the other is culturally elitist. Neither offers a vision of social progress...
Responding to an audience member's suggestion that a majority of American journalists were "radically out of line with the mainstream of Americans and elitist," Wicker said the press should "avoid raw opinions...
...onslaught of phone calls condemning Zoe Baird was motivated by resentment at her elitist arrogance. Baird's nomination failed because she represented a quality the voters had begun to detest in George Bush: a disconnection from the very real struggles of Americans who lack six- or seven-figure incomes. After a year of campaign foreplay with the "forgotten middle class," Clinton failed to deliver, leaving the middle class feeling frustrated and forgotten once more...
...there are so many parts now, everyone has a chance. I don't think that [casting] is segregated or elitist. I think it's more like a professional association and people respect the fact that you've worked." Says Larry O'Keefe, "I don't think so either. The clique is very, very big. There's always a part for everyone." Mark O'Keefe calls it a "club, a neutral organization" which serves an important role. "Also," he adds, "there is such rapid turnover that it is hard to characterize it as a clique...
Ibsen's play presents a small Scandinavian town thrown into a furious controversy over the purity of the water at the local public baths. Enemy of the People's is dominated by Doctor Stockmann, who uses his discoveries about the water supply to put forward his elitist ideas. The cynical actions and reactions of all those in positions of authority question the responsibility of individuals to society...