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edit -- in light of iak8god's post below, deleting this since while accurate it doesn't particularly contribute to the discussion in a positive way. Instead I'

by wfo 11y ago

edit -- in light of iak8god's post below, deleting this since while accurate it doesn't particularly contribute to the discussion in a positive way. Instead I'll summarize in a slightly more polite way by saying this: every discussion I have seen between these two viewpoints -- the one who blames the poor for being poor and the other supporting the notion that there's more going on than individual personal failings -- one of these two interlocutors provides data and evidence and the other provides only anecdotes, and the roles are NEVER switched.

iak8god 11y ago
Just trying to be polite and open-minded. I have met a lot of well-intentioned folks who are blind to the roles of chance and circumstance in their own lives because they correctly perceive that they've had to work very hard to get where they are. And though I don't agree, I can at least understand the appeal in just assuming that anyone who's less successful is just not trying hard enough.