13 Sep 2015, 9:00 am
13 Sep 2015, 9:23 am
Kraichgauer
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13 Sep 2015, 10:29 am
LoveNotHate wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
The poor do not even have the luxury of having some of the problems the very wealthy face....
For instance we'll never know what its like to loose a million dollars whilst still keeping millionaire status...might know what its like to lose a significantly less amount of money you really needed, or have someone rob you at a time of great inconvenience....or have to live on the streets and/or in crappy rooming situations due to financial hardship. Must really be so hard on the very wealthy.
For instance we'll never know what its like to loose a million dollars whilst still keeping millionaire status...might know what its like to lose a significantly less amount of money you really needed, or have someone rob you at a time of great inconvenience....or have to live on the streets and/or in crappy rooming situations due to financial hardship. Must really be so hard on the very wealthy.
The notion that the rich aren't really privileged is nothing short of absurd. Even with the so called "drawbacks" that comes with being rich, they will never know the disadvantages of being poor.
For the record: being a snob is hardly a drawback of wealth.
So you believe in materialism?
ma·te·ri·al·ism
a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.
The poor have disadvantages however ...
Spiritual values don't feed your family, or treat them when their sick or hurt. That's how material wealth is an advantage.
13 Sep 2015, 11:38 am
13 Sep 2015, 3:34 pm
Sweetleaf
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14 Sep 2015, 5:15 pm
LoveNotHate wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
The poor do not even have the luxury of having some of the problems the very wealthy face....
For instance we'll never know what its like to loose a million dollars whilst still keeping millionaire status...might know what its like to lose a significantly less amount of money you really needed, or have someone rob you at a time of great inconvenience....or have to live on the streets and/or in crappy rooming situations due to financial hardship. Must really be so hard on the very wealthy.
For instance we'll never know what its like to loose a million dollars whilst still keeping millionaire status...might know what its like to lose a significantly less amount of money you really needed, or have someone rob you at a time of great inconvenience....or have to live on the streets and/or in crappy rooming situations due to financial hardship. Must really be so hard on the very wealthy.
The notion that the rich aren't really privileged is nothing short of absurd. Even with the so called "drawbacks" that comes with being rich, they will never know the disadvantages of being poor.
For the record: being a snob is hardly a drawback of wealth.
So you believe in materialism?
ma·te·ri·al·ism
a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.
The poor have disadvantages however ...
Oh a blatantly false quote, there is not a corresponding advantage for every disadvantage....just because you found an internet meme/quote of someone who thinks that.
Its very clear you're simply ignorant on the issue of poverty, class division and the failure of the trickle down economy that's been attempted in this country.
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14 Sep 2015, 5:22 pm
LoveNotHate wrote:
naturalplastic wrote:
I agree that the point spread of life is probably somewhat less than it appears, and that folks (famous rich folks perhaps) you may envy may be less enviable than they appear, and folks you pity, may be less worse off than you than they appear. But to suggest that its all truly equal is absurd.
If you really believe that then go to Europe and tell that to all of the refugees fleeing Syria: tell them to go back to Syria because the advantages of living in a war devastated country with ethnic cleansing equals the disadvantages so "there is no privilege in being outside of Syria". The EU would love you if you could persuade those thousands to turn around and go back.
If you really believe that then go to Europe and tell that to all of the refugees fleeing Syria: tell them to go back to Syria because the advantages of living in a war devastated country with ethnic cleansing equals the disadvantages so "there is no privilege in being outside of Syria". The EU would love you if you could persuade those thousands to turn around and go back.
- Those Syrian refugees probably have 0 debt, unlike many "debt slave" Westerners.
- They have more freedom since they are not tied to a job and locale.
- They are getting free stuff from people.
Many Americans would sign up for "Syrian refugee lifestyle" in a heartbeat. Just search Google, "Americans go overseas to escape debt".
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