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The more I think about it, the more I believe that the United States is the worst place to live if you are poor. There are places that are poorer, hell I'm fro
by littletimmy 11y ago
The more I think about it, the more I believe that the United States is the worst place to live if you are poor.
There are places that are poorer, hell I'm from a third world country. But I've never seen anyone in the third world show utter contempt for the poor. No one keeps reminding the poor that it's their fault. We call them "unfortunate", Americans call them "losers".
The US is the only place where being poor is not just a material failing, but also a moral failing. Perhaps it is a natural outcome of lionizing your winners that you absolute hate your losers, but this is fast becoming a heartless society where one wouldn't want to live unless one is rich.
- m0dc 11y agoI think that last sentence is spot on. It's an extension of the American Dream: "those who deserve reward will be rewarded." The problem is that many people also believe its insidious contrapositive: "those who are punished are deserving of punishment." This leads to a constant reinforcement of the status quo.
- rayiner 11y agoI would beg to differ. In India/Bangladesh, where I'm from, rich/middle-class people don't even think of the poor as human beings.
- selimthegrim 11y agoCorroborating this. In Islamabad, it's not uncommon to have people throw food at their servants squatting on the ground. Or for another famous case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_RWZCCLvdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_RWZCCLvdc (NB: the NO FEAR on the T shirts means they're part of the anti-terror squad)
- jqm 11y ago"United States is the worst place to live if you are poor" Uh, that's not even close to true. Not even close.