Why do some people think everyone else is stupid?

Elitist people of any sort often feel intense self-loathing or fear of whatever qualities/principals they despise in others. Elitist intellectuals fear the igorance inherant in themselves and thus try to bury that fear by adapting the concept that everyone else is stupid save for them and possibly a select few. This way, a sense of control and satisfaction is gained. After all, if you are smarter than everyone else then you experience a sense of freedom and superiority, don't you? These people usually fail to live up to their standards b/c they prize intelligence for the wrong reason-their ego is in control. When the ego is in control we become oversensitive, desire recognition and lose sight of the game. True intellectuals value knowledge not for it's own sake but because they are interested in learning. They are more logical than those who waste their time judging others and feeding the ego.