[nathanbedford]

Conservatives should consciously deprive progresses of the use of the word, "privileged" as it is used for example in this article. It is to put conservatives on the defensive before the argument is joined.

I suggest substituting, "accomplished" as a descriptive term for people who have succeeded and who, as a result, have justly received the wages of success. There is nothing inherently "privileged" about someone who has earned a great deal of money. Indeed, there is nothing "privileged" about inheriting a great deal of money, that person is simply the beneficiary of someone else's accomplishment. The ability to bequeath wealth is an incentive to create wealth and therefore enriches everyone in a just society.

If we don't like to substitute "accomplished" we can say "virtuous." but substitute something we should.

[aquila48]

Or “deserving”.

I agree with you, to even engage them in the argument is to accept their premise which means you’ve lost the argument.

Perhaps the proper answer would be “f**k you”

[Kaslin]

BTTT