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'''Condescension''', formerly considered a [[virtue]], is now considered an unforgivable [[offense]].  
 
'''Condescension''', formerly considered a [[virtue]], is now considered an unforgivable [[offense]].  
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It is the treatment of another person as if they are vastly inferior in some (or all) ways.
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It is the treatment of another person as if they are vastly inferior in some (or all) ways. Also called ''patronizing'': "Don't patronize me!" (meaning, ''don't treat me as if I'm an ignorant child or [[idiot]], because I'm not!'').
    
[[Elitist]] [[liberals]] commonly use condescension to belittle their opponents.  Typically this involves belittling the views of conservatives and those who hold tradition or [[family values]], and belittle the lives of rural citizens.  Liberals do this to avoid addressing their opponents' views, for which they have no logical response.
 
[[Elitist]] [[liberals]] commonly use condescension to belittle their opponents.  Typically this involves belittling the views of conservatives and those who hold tradition or [[family values]], and belittle the lives of rural citizens.  Liberals do this to avoid addressing their opponents' views, for which they have no logical response.
    
[[Category:Liberal Traits]]
 
[[Category:Liberal Traits]]
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