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Arrogant (Ar”ro*gant) (#), a.
[F. arrogant, L. arrogans, p. pr. of arrogare. See Arrogate.]

1. Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one’s self an undue degree of importance; assuming; haughty; — applied to persons. “Arrogant Winchester, that haughty prelate.” Shak.
2. Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or self-importance; — applied to things; as, arrogant pretensions or behavior.

Synonyms — Magisterial; lordly; proud; assuming; overbearing; presumptuous; haughty. See Magisterial.

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You know what? I have spent too much time around arrogant people and today reading in yesterday’s newspaper an article by George Will who condemns blogs as refuse from minds of the plebians just makes me laugh – out loud. It’s the age old elitism argument – if you allow everyone to have a voice then you don’t distinguish genius – which is complete and utter bullshit.

Genius will always stand out to those who recognize genius. Blogs are not crushing the ability for genius to stand out – people are – but who cares? Right now we live in a culture where the majority may want to read Danielle Steel while overlooking Richard Ford’s latest addition to his trilogy. And so? There is art in the park by untrained artists, and so? Religion is for the masses, and so? People want to live in houses that look like iconic houses – read: pitched roof with symetrical windows – and so? Some people want to decorate their interior spaces with images of penguins, and so? I choose to write about my experiences in life to learn more about myself and my environment through that writing, and so?

The real question here is why did George Will get up in the morning and fester about blogs, should he not as a superior thinking human being consider world hunger, the green house effect, poverty in the U.S., domestic violence, or some other higher cause than whining about bloggers being able to publish their petty and trivial and pedestrian lives on the world wide web?

Arrogance is a conceit that covers a multiple of sins – insecurity, fear, intolerance, stiffness. It’s a personality trait I have come to abhor because I find the more the arrogant the less the person.

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