The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

[Anteater]

Originally Posted by elphenor

it's not about the gov **** that framing it as role of gov it's about the elites vs everyone else, here, abroad, globally

when you realize that every society ever is about this struggle you'll begin to live in the universe we inhabit

No, you are the one who doesn't live in reality. There will always be inequality in any society. The names, faces, currencies and even entire cultures change, but there will always be elites in the world who will find a way to somehow succeed or better utilize resources because they have a better grasp of scalability or inherited it from someone else who figured it out.

What's next elph, that trickle-down economics is an actual thing and not a liberal buzzword made up by people who don't know any better?

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Anteater

Change is hard so why bother

It always seems to come back to this.

[Anteater]

Originally Posted by Frownland

It always seems to come back to this.

And the answer they always come up with is "tear it all down" or "let the government run my life".

Originally Posted by elphenor

again you fall victim to the delusion of meritocracy Anteater

that the king rules over the peasants because "he better figured it out" and not because of circumstance and being the bigger *******

we live in a world where some start at the 50 yard line and others at the 100 not because of ability but because of birth and yet they're expected to run the same race

you even that out and you'll find everything changes, there's no longer a society of kings and peasants

Dude you discount so many variables its mindboggling. Even in the most socialized states you will see some communities that are better organized than others, provide more effective education or are just savvier in general. There is no "one" race being run: there are thousands of different races all happening simultaneously where the barometer of what defines "success" and "stability" are different depending on what the cost of living is and what an individual actually wants out of life.

I'm also going to assume you've never seen this. https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/t...-middle-class/

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Anteater

And the answer they always come up with is "tear it all down" or "let the government run my life".

Constructive.

[OccultHawk]

we live in a world where some start at the 50 yard line and others at the 100 not because of ability but because of birth and yet they're expected to run the same race

Are you still lifting boxes?

Some big ass black baboon who can lift boxes better than you will make more

Slave genetics coming back to haunt a honkey

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by elphenor

actually the point is maybe they will maybe they won't lift more boxes but because they be black

Thought this was going in a very different direction based on this, even knowing the source.

I still think that you're probably a secret racist.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by elphenor

you believe one of two things

either blacks are inferior to whites and that explains the income disparity

or people are not starting off and playing on an equal playing field

The ability to succeed in a capitalist power structure is a byproduct of INFERIORITY

blacks are superior because not one African nation has nukes

Blacks are superior because they’re lower on the socioeconomic ladder

And they can move boxes fast as ****

Honestly I’m disappointed you believe that on an equal playing field the better man would win

hate the GAME

HATE - there’s nothing valid about capitalism

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by Frownland

Thought this was going in a very different direction based on this, even knowing the source.

I still think that you're probably a secret racist.

Duh!

He’s a white kid from Texas ——he’s as hateful as Satan himself
That’s why he’s depressed—- all that hate ****s us up down here

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by elphenor

but I listened to that one hip hop album I think I'm good now

Listen to Shabazz

[Anteater]

I was told today Eminem is the greatest rapper of all time. How's that for meritocracy.