Entitlement is the Eighth Deadly Sin (IMO)

en·ti·tle

 verb \in-ˈtī-t^əl, en-\

: to give a title to (something, such as a book)

: to give a right to (someone)

en·ti·tleden·ti·tling 

Full Definition of ENTITLE

transitive verb

1

:  to give a title to :  designate

2

:  to furnish with proper grounds for seeking or claiming something <this ticket entitles the bearer to free admission>

"Entitle." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 16 June 2014. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitle>.

en·ti·tle·ment

 noun \-ˈtī-t^əl-mənt\

: the condition of having a right to have, do, or get something

: the feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something (such as special privileges)

: a type of financial help provided by the government for members of a particular group

Full Definition of ENTITLEMENT

1

a :  the state or condition of being entitled :  right

b :  a right to benefits specified especially by law or contract

2

:  a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group; also :  funds supporting or distributed by such a program

3

:  belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitlement

Entitlement

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An entitlement is a guarantee of access to something, such as to welfare benefits, based on established rights or by legislation.^[1][2] The term may also reflect a pejorative connotation, as in a "sense of entitlement". A "right" is itself an entitlement associated with a moral or social principle, such that an "entitlement" is a provision made in accordance with a legal framework of a society. Typically, entitlements are based on concepts of principle ("rights") which are themselves based in concepts of social equality or enfranchisement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entitlement

Principle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Not to be confused with Principal. For other uses, see Principle (disambiguation).

Examples of principles:A principle is a law or rule that has to be, or usually is to be followed, or can be desirably followed, or is an inevitable consequence of something, such as the laws observed in nature or the way that a system is constructed. The principles of such a system are understood by its users as the essential characteristics of the system, or reflecting system's designed purpose, and the effective operation or use of which would be impossible if any one of the principles was to be ignored.^[1]

• Descriptive comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine, or assumption
• Normative rule or code of conduct
• Law or fact of nature underlying the working of an artificial device

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle

Now, before you all start thinking I'm just posting random definitions, there is a reason for this blog post. Given in the title. The one definition that is missing from all of these concerning entitlement is: "the feeling that everyone, every where, and the world itself owes you something."

Just because you have to right to be a [heartless, mean-spirited, high-and-mighty, pompous, self-important, righteous, soapbox toting, bandwagon jumping, shit-pot stirring, everything-I-say/do/believe-is-right-and-anything-I-disagree-with-is-WRONG (despite the fact that it is somebody else's opinion to which they also have a right)] hate-monger doesn't mean you should be.

Once upon a time, in an era long forgotten, there was this concept known as respect/courtesy/graciousness. It is so endangered that most don't have any hope it still exists anywhere in this world until they come across a fleeting instance of it, clinging to it like a life preserver in a freezing ocean with no rescue in sight.

So for those people who feel the need to be assholes (pardon my language), just because they CAN: Bless your heart.