Would you ever wear a feather in your cap, particularly in the U.S.?

[Alan H]

**Devil's Advocate bonnet squarely on**

Of course, reverse snobbery is just as bad, if not worse, because it hides behind the mask of egalitarianism.

Just something to think about. Charging that every armiger hides behind a "bogus genealogy" is a very unfair generalization in my book.

T.

I emphatically did not write that, Todd, nor did I imply that "all"...or "many" or even "a few" armigers cobble together bogus geneologies.

You know, I sometimes come down squarely on the side of "tradition"...the "old ways"... and so on. I don't do it a lot, but it does happen. I value history and traditions, and think we all should learn from them. For once...just ONCE, Todd, it would be nice to see you take a look on the other side, as well.

You're a reasonable man, Todd, and I have a hard time believing that even a Proud Royalist like you is all gung ho for the notion that someone who by accident of birth has the right to be a complete JERK about any issue regarding history, geneology heraldry, or for that matter any other topic at all. A jerk is a jerk is a jerk, no matter what fancy titles he may hold or how many feathers he may choose to wear in his cap.