I could go the other way and say most people in jobs are self-righteous because they have jobs, and look down on the unemployed/unable to work, because they don't have jobs and are therefore somehow inferior.
Probably not a good example. I will rise to your bait.
[RANT]Those who choose not to work, and sponge off the state rather than are put out of work due to cutbacks, etc, are indeed, as you say, inferior and scum of the earth. The reason for this is that I as a tax payer have to pay for them to live in a house, get benefits, use the NHS, and sit at home doing nothing but breed, creating further generations who do not get a good start in life and have poor role models, so find it very hard to get out of the "ghetto". This is not self righteousness. This is frustration with having to pay for laziness. Cut them off and make them work for a living so they *must* contribute. If they claim that they shouldn't be left in poverty, inform them that they chose to do that and that there are ways to avoid it. Benefits are not for these people. They are a safety net for those who need them.
No sir, your point is very much not valid and needs some rethinking.
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If I was to suggest that disliking a player or other intently was the same level of self righteousness I would be talking tosh because they have no support from me financially or otherwise.
Back to the topic of the thread.