'''Elitism''' is an attitude or belief in one's superiority based solely on membership in a particular group or community. Elitism can be seen, for example, in the delusion that being a celebrity or a gatekeeper of the mainstream news media ''in itself'' imparts sufficient wisdom to justify airing one's personal opinion on an issue.
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'''Elitism''' is an attitude or belief in one's superiority based solely on membership in a particular group or community. Elitism can be seen, for example, in the delusion that being a celebrity or a gatekeeper of the [[mainstream media]] ''in itself'' imparts sufficient wisdom to justify airing one's personal opinion on an issue.
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During his ministry Jesus attacked the religious elitism of the [[Sadducees]] and the [[Pharisees]] which led them to manipulate the ruling Roman governor into executing this [[Populism|populist]] upstart. Because it is based in the values of Christianity, conservatism has an ambition to be populist, unlike liberalism, in which the [[Professor values|beliefs]] of the intellectual elitists make them believe that they are superior to the public.
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During his ministry Jesus attacked the religious elitism of the [[Sadducees]] and the [[Pharisees]] which led them to manipulate the ruling Roman governor into executing this [[Populism|populist]] upstart. Because it is based in the values of Christianity, conservatism has an ambition to be populist, unlike liberalism, in which the beliefs of elitists in politics, the courts, [[Professor values|academia]], the media and [[Hollywood values|Hollywood]] make them believe that they are superior to the public.