November 13th, 2012, 4:31 pm
QuoteOriginally posted by: EscapeArtist999QuoteOriginally posted by: AnomanderisQuoteOriginally posted by: EscapeArtist999Anomendairs (Dromedary) - have you actually witnessed class struggle? I noticed on the campus of the Ivy league school a hattred from many of the custodial staff towards the kids there - now I am not saying I blame them the kids were mostly arses - but from what I could see the hatred emanated from envy - and not envy of opportunity - the staff could take any undergraduate classes tuition AND tax free - I encounteredt few who did - they were envious of the iPods, and fancy clothes, etc...Ah. My parents were educators, so yes indeed I did resent the kids who came from the city with their flashy cars and blingage, mostly because I felt that I should have had the same levels of comfort that they had, based on my parents education and knowledge. I know better now.That said - look at the kids from both backgrounds right now - which ones would you say were more likely to do well I wonder?For educators there's a totally different aspect at play. Educators have kids with upper-middle class mentalities and habits, but lower middle-class finances, and this creates a lot of confusion and pressure.The point that I am making is that these people do not want to better themselves, they do not want to be more, they'd like to be Jay-Z, they'd like to consume more resources, date or be the alpha male and let everyone else worry about the consequences - and it does start with the parents, you're right about that: To achieve what you want you would have to ban most of what you see on MTV, hear on the radio etc, ban alcohol, damn the list is endless. I mean much of the time it's less effort to get pregnant and have the system pick up the slack than use a condom?Furthermore there is this notion of the nobility of the poor that the Democrats like to push - the poor are not noble, they are just poor, and many would sell you out for a meal at Fridays (granted they do good chicken wings there)I understand this position. If there was a way to check and verify that the poor are indeed indolent wretches who don't want to lift a finger, I'd be glad to send them to whatever gulag you please.The reality is that the vast makprity of them, while ignorant, are hard-working people who currently lack the resources to move themselves in one direction or the other.In fact, I'm of the beleif that your statement comes straight out of the "let them eat cake" playbook.C'mon dude.