Not sure how anyone could still be a self-respecting left-winger knowing this

[musclemom]

Life is not fair

No, it isn't. What pisses me off to no end is that people who were born well to do, or at least to families who could put food on the table and weren't emotionally/physically dysfunctional and abusive, don't seem to understand that they have a leg up on the rest of us who started out in poverty and got the shit kicked out of us to boot. When you start out at the very bottom, living on food stamps, wearing Goodwill clothes, thinking you're worthless before you even start kindergarten, it makes achieving "the American dream" g'damned difficult.

 

[brownbrown]

Unfortunately this is true, life sucks and then u die

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Nope...Live is Great and challenging. Then you die.

Any day above ground is a good day.

A lot of Life haters in this bish and shit.

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[brownbrown]

No, it isn't. What pisses me off to no end is that people who were born well to do, or at least to families who could put food on the table and weren't emotionally/physically dysfunctional and abusive, don't seem to understand that they have a leg up on the rest of us who started out in poverty and got the shit kicked out of us to boot. When you start out at the very bottom, living on food stamps, wearing Goodwill clothes, thinking you're worthless before you even start kindergarten, it makes achieving "the American dream" g'damned difficult.

Correct

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[musclemom]

Oh, hey, Hansel, here's an article about the guy who made that video, Blaise Ingoglia:

Blaise Ingoglia used deceptive sales tactics, burned real estate investors say - Tampa Bay Times

 

[zwhit]

No, it isn't. What pisses me off to no end is that people who were born well to do, or at least to families who could put food on the table and weren't emotionally/physically dysfunctional and abusive, don't seem to understand that they have a leg up on the rest of us who started out in poverty and got the shit kicked out of us to boot. When you start out at the very bottom, living on food stamps, wearing Goodwill clothes, thinking you're worthless before you even start kindergarten, it makes achieving "the American dream" g'damned difficult.

So being born into poverty, you're doomed to a life of poverty? Is that what you're saying?

 

[ceo]

Well see MM that's where things are messed up, because your step daughter DESERVES assistance and doesn't get it yet a bunch of leaches who don't deserve it do get it, the system is fucked up.

exactly. MM makes the perfect argument for what is wrong with the system. Unfortunately, instead of blaming the system and the politicians who made it that way, it's easier to blame the rich.

 

[ceo]

So being born into poverty, you're doomed to a life of poverty? Is that what you're saying?

Only if you choose to be.

 

[zwhit]

Only if you choose to be.

I agree, but it sounds like MM feels like taxpayers owe something to everyone who had it rough growing up. Sounds like a good way to start a cycle much like the one we've got going now.

I don't know. Maybe I took that post the wrong way.

 

[brownbrown]

Scam artists are the most successful stumping for the Republican party.
Blaise
Rush
Palin
Beck


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[musclemom]

So being born into poverty, you're doomed to a life of poverty? Is that what you're saying?

Not necessarily doomed but but it's very, very hard to overcome. The more fucked up your childhood the more likely you're just going to keep repeating the cycle. Can't remember where I heard it or read it, shit, wish I could, but sociologists have observed it's extremely hard to move dramatically beyond the socio-economic level you were born into. Throw in other restrictive factors (intellect, abuse, some form of family dysfunction), it gets harder.

If you're born to poor, but basically normal parent/s who encourage you to work hard, believe in yourself, strive to be the best you can, cheer your accomplishments, etc., then you're going to find it a lot more natural to have hopes and dreams, set goals and work diligently to achieve them. If you grow up getting beaten down, given very little encouragement and your dreams get stomped on a lot, you run out of stamina before you even get started *shrug*