The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #91033 Message #1730738
Posted By: Little Hawk
30-Apr-06 - 04:16 PM
Thread Name: BS: Censorship and Attitude rolled into one
Subject: RE: BS: Censorship and Attitude rolled into one
True, GUEST. ;-) It's amusing, isn't it?
Amos too feels he is speaking on behalf of the community.
Whether he is or not is strictly a matter of subjective judgement by those who are listening to what he's saying.
WHO are "the community"?????????? The arguments about that could go on forever, and I expect that they shall. ;-P
It is always the case that people who have been at the center of something longer feel that their opinion about it carries more weight. It's called seniority. You can find it in every group, organization, team, peer group, or club that has ever existed. This can make you feel pretty insecure if you're a newcomer, an outsider, or just someone who is not (apparently) high enough up in the pecking order...and there IS a pecking order, be assured of that.
It is natural for those at the lower end of such a pecking order to resent it.