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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
How did your taxes get involved in this? Your main beef here seems to be that he has more money than you.
And elitist? Geezus, the guy spent part of his childhood in a goddamn internment camp and went on to become a world-famous scientist. It's not elitism, it's achievement.
What does this even mean?
If you believe that claptrap is the message then no wonder you don't like the guy.
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It's an extreme example of environmentalists and people who aren't involved in the working world or in an industry unaffected by environmental goofiness think.
Hmmm says university student for example that sure sounds good to me. Well might do but in the real world we dont want changes made by those on the fringe or even just on the edge. We want a balanced approach that takes into account people before anything else. If it's sound economically then fine. If you have a plan to deal with anybody who might lose their job as a result of changes then fine.
Elitism isn't part of your DNA. Fame and fortune go to a lot of people's heads -- they think they are now better than you and you should look at their position/achievements and tow their line.
I guess that would mean something if we didn't have so many examples of people with lots of money or degrees etc. that turned out to be LOSERS.
I still say he gets my respect because he stuck to his guns -- the stuff behind his name --whatever. I don't base my opinion on someone on the stuff behind their name or the amount of money they have acquired.