"that is the only real nobility I can find in european nobility"
Just guessing, but I suspect a European nobleman like a certain Carl Bildt has done more for mankind than you or I will ever be able to pride ourselves of.
As a Swede, I'm glad Bildt is back in international politics (as a consequence of the Conservative triumph in the last national election here in Sweden):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Bildt
point taken.
I meant imperial nobility in the sense that they do tend to be self serving panzified egoists. It isn't a universal, but it is valid enough for such broad generalizations.
Sides, I'm an American, where a middle classed white guy can be the first black president.