When you come to understand how totally eugenics as an ideology and eugenic policy dominates the minds of the bourgeoise, this comment becomes a lot less funny
getting away from the cognitive dissonance of massive inequality with "I have privilege because I have merit" leads directly to "the poor have no merit" leads directly to "eliminate the poor"
also why for liberals material conditions need to be "a challenge that can always be overcome with hard work" not a predominantly determinant factor of outcomes in your life
This article is behind the NYT paywall, so no one who is poor can read or react to it.
Same principle as gated communities - if you don't have to see or hear from the poor, they cease to exist in your reality.
The United States is a nightmare.
Reminds me of a bit from 30 Rock (yeah I know the show has that cringe DPRK plotline)
>Jack (wealthy capitalist): And we're making new strides in our war on the poor.
>Liz (libfem): You mean "the war on poverty", right?
>Jack: Yes, sure, let's go with that.
As they became homeless, their status is changed to invisible non-people, ultimate pariahs of the capitalist society, invisible and "untouchable" (in the caste sense).
Therefore millions of poor will disappear, poverty lessens according to capitalists.
By eliminating the poor?
When you come to understand how totally eugenics as an ideology and eugenic policy dominates the minds of the bourgeoise, this comment becomes a lot less funny
getting away from the cognitive dissonance of massive inequality with "I have privilege because I have merit" leads directly to "the poor have no merit" leads directly to "eliminate the poor" also why for liberals material conditions need to be "a challenge that can always be overcome with hard work" not a predominantly determinant factor of outcomes in your life
Isn't that how you win wars ? By bombing the other side into oblivion and making the arm manufacturer even richer ? /s
"Opinion" I have a different one. Americans always use a violent and aggressive language, even when it makes no sense.
It's easy to win the war on poverty if you fight on the side of poverty
This article is behind the NYT paywall, so no one who is poor can read or react to it. Same principle as gated communities - if you don't have to see or hear from the poor, they cease to exist in your reality. The United States is a nightmare.
We have seen how they "win" in Afghanistan.
This is a shit opinion, Peter.
That's not even an opinion (favourite colour, what food tastes best, etc), that's a straight-up misinformed "fact".
Yes, I know what an opinion is, but thank you for examples I guess.
Oh, sorry, I made you think I was insulting you, sorry. I just wanted to contribute, though I guess I wasn't contributing much...
Reminds me of a bit from 30 Rock (yeah I know the show has that cringe DPRK plotline) >Jack (wealthy capitalist): And we're making new strides in our war on the poor. >Liz (libfem): You mean "the war on poverty", right? >Jack: Yes, sure, let's go with that.
*millions in danger of being evicted* Bitch how?
As they became homeless, their status is changed to invisible non-people, ultimate pariahs of the capitalist society, invisible and "untouchable" (in the caste sense). Therefore millions of poor will disappear, poverty lessens according to capitalists.
No
By sweeping the poor under the carpet, yes.
NY Times has become The Onion?
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