or does Senator McCain seem like he's fighting a losing battle? Nailing Jello to the wall? Seriously? And this magical projector of which he speaks - STOP FOCUSING ON IT
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Depending on the rules in your state, you might be able to vote early. That won't bring the entire race to an end, but at least you might feel more like it's closer to being over.
No, that's not the problem. The problem is my judgemental personality and my inability to deal with stupid people. And I have come to the conclusion that anyone who is not wealthy and is a McCain supporter is just stupid. I know that is horrible and wrong, but I just can't help it. This campaign needs to end so I can be a nice person again. :-P
I don't think that you can blame this one election cycle for the failure of working class folks to realize that capitalism is a con (that is, a confidence game) and that the wealthy--the industrialists--are con artists. It is inherently not in anyone's best interest but the wealthy to maintain the current class structure, but because Americans are taught from childhood to believe that anyone can "make it" (that is, get rich) if they work hard. This belief effectively counteracts the basic fact that many folks who are rich did not work for that money but instead have inherited it. We Americans are victims of our own propaganda
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Have you read A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn? It's pretty eye-opening as far as observing from a historian's perspective how class has influenced America.
The sociologist in me finds this interesting. Can you direct me to some stats?
As far as your statement, it doesn't fully answer for how socioeconomics work in the United States. Those born into poverty are six times more likely to be poor than those who are in a richer class. Also, it's easier to go down the socioeconomic ladder than to advance up it.
My mother, father, and brother are all voting for McCain. And while I'm deeply hurt by the latter's decision to remind everyone that I am the "darker" sheep of the family, they are not stupid.
How many more days till this is over? *sigh*
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Have you read A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn? It's pretty eye-opening as far as observing from a historian's perspective how class has influenced America.
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As far as your statement, it doesn't fully answer for how socioeconomics work in the United States. Those born into poverty are six times more likely to be poor than those who are in a richer class. Also, it's easier to go down the socioeconomic ladder than to advance up it.
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