wtf?
I often am amazed at how willing Americans are to examine every aspect of their lives and thoughts and feelings, but ignore the elpehant in the room that is class. We discriminate in this country based on class more than anything else but no one wants to see it.
Our local paper recently had an article that really drove home the dichotomy between the classes in this country. Apparently, in the more affluent sector, being laid off from work is being seen as a nice lull and change of pace (Laid off and Loving it). This is such a crock, because for most Americans being laid off right now would send their families tumbling into a free fall of despair and hardship that they will likely not be able to crawl out of in this generation. however, here we are with the upbeat newspaper articles claiming that losing one's job is akin to a brief enjoyable vacation with time to reconnect with family and friends. Color me baffled.