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I suggest that you read the following article and tell me why they can't be elated that as a result of enormously hard work they do not have to confine their children to such an experience.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1237240/posts

I have been a public school teacher and have advanced degrees in the field. I sent my children to private schools and am blessed that their children are being home schooled because I do not think that the liberal thinking private schools are worth the price.

It takes a great deal of fortitude, love and commitment to home school well but not everyone can or should do it because not everyone has the qualifications necessary or the inclination or even good health to do it.

There isn't much credit given to those who do it; those who use their own funds from often meager income to school their children and pay the taxes to school everyone else's.

There is a great deal of derision from education officials and social services people who love to hunt down and "get at" these families (otherwise there wouldn't be a Home School Legal Defense organization). They reallly do take the rough road.

I cannot imagine why their exultation disturbs people. I think that you may be making a mistaken diagnosis. There are elitists in every aspect of life including public and private schools but I have rarely contacted a home schooled family that envied rather than cheered on another such family.

I don’t see them trying to take your public schools away from you so why on earth should it affect you either way? Ignore it, don’t take it personally and forget it just as you do other opinions or language on this forum that do not jibe with your experience or meet your expectation. Your health and well being will benefit from that course of action and that is the kind of "best" that I would wish for you.