Paycheck to Paycheck

[PureX]

To always see things thru the lens of blame & powerlessness is crippling.

Yes, it is.

Which is why a lot of people who are born into poverty and ignorance and hopelessness never get out of it, in spite of all he "bootstrap bullsh*t" being flung about in some of these posts, by people who can't seem to grasp how powerful poverty, ignorance, and hopelessness really are.

 

[Revoltingest]

Yes, it is.

Which is why a lot of people who are born into poverty and ignorance and hopelessness never get out of it, in spite of all "bootstrap bullsh*t" being flung about in some of these posts, by people who can't seem to grasp how powerful poverty, ignorance, and hopelessness really are.

I think we're talking past each other.
I only spoke of people who worked for me, & made decisions
which were within their power to recognize as bad. It shouldn't
be writ large to demonize all those of low station.

 

[PureX]

I think we're talking past each other.
I only spoke of people who worked for me, & made decisions
which were within their power to recognize as bad. It shouldn't
be writ large to demonize all those of low station.

I understand, and I appreciate that some people will make bad decisions. But people are people. They have always made bad decisions. It's part of being human. And I don't think anyone deserves to be written off by the rest of us, or left to suffer, and even die, because they made some bad decisions that the rest of us did not make. Why is our greed and arrogance so much more important for us to protect, then our humanity?

But also, given the current political climate, and the degree of loathing and BS being spewed at and about the poor (code for lazy, stupid, and undeserving, in a lot of people's minds these days) my reaction may be a bit impassioned. As I do find it particularly ugly and hurtful the way, in our society, we so quickly and easily throw each other to the dogs. "I got mine and to hell with you!" It's heartbreaking to see us thinking and behaving like this.