Feb 23, 2006 08:52
If you are living in the US- and most of those who read this space certainly are- you are living in the most segregated country in the world. I am not specifically refering to race, here- because there is still that, but it's far worse in other countries. I don't mean sex- women have made some strides here, and despite having a long way to go still, they have it better off then they would in, say, Qatar. We in the US live in an era of absolute economic apartheid. If you are not rich, you can not go to the same clubs, eat at the same restaurants, or even attend the same schools. Our civilization has been carefully constructed to seperate you from the rich, and to make them richer at your expense. Don't listen to any of that bullshit about improving your lot... work as hard as you want for your master, you're still in a different world. You can not join them, you can not question them, you can not challenge them.
You think it doesn't matter? Try this fun exercise. Find two people. Ask one of them what the other person is "worth." Chances are pretty good they'll come up with some dollar signs.
They're pretty smart, our masters. They've gotten the truly poor- and, despite what you think, you're probably not it- to fight among themselves on stupid race issues. Poor white trash hates poor black trash, and vice versa. Smart. Did I mention you're not as smart as the rich people, either? Yeah, not even close.
Keep your eyes shut, poor people. Keep buying your Walmart groceries, working your long hours, and hoping your kids can get to college so they earn 50 grand a year and slave away like you did. That's your ceiling, that's where you are headed. You're on a one way bus that will always, ALWAYS take you back to where you started- poor, desperate, and meaningless. And believe me... if the rich people wanted you to, you'd be standing at the back.