There's a big difference between a lack of education due to economic disparity, and taking pride in a lack of education. Being educated and being strong (mentally and physically adept, esp. when considered in a physical confrontation) are not mutually exlusive concepts. That being the case, why is there such hostility in your argument? This is a serious question, not me taking some kind of dig. You've stated that you don't live where you do out of economic necessity, but instead because you see the promise in a developing area. If everyone there harbours the same attitude that you do, will the area ever improve? If it does, will it most likely be through gentrification, at which point it will only reinforce the idea that "rich, educated people only exist to keep the lower class down"?