What happened today...in AmeriKKKa.
As I was convincingly explaining why capitalism is evil and how the majority of [working-class] americans are disfranchised both economically and socially, my fellow peer interjected and said, "I don't like the word 'give'...the government shouldn't give to anyone; they didn't give to my family!" *raised eyebrow* then she went on to say, "I am for most social justice movements because am young and that's what most young people are doing...but am fiscally conservative." In other words, she believes in and supports capitalism/individualism/inequality, makes excuses for injustice by giving no other explanation besides "that's how it's always been", etc. And her *incentive* for social justice is not purposive, economic, or solidary, rather it's a social scene one grows out of.😤 I debunked her arguments, but she was sure of Adam Smith, The white guys who wrote the constitution, Darwinism, necessary sexism, and the sh*t right-wing nutjobs represent...feeling disbelief and tiredness, I inquired, "did you vote in the primary election?" She said, "Yes! You know what was so cool? Reading the occupations of candidates...ahaha, there were a few ranchers on there. I imagined Ronald Reagan on his horse, wearing cowboy gear.😍" Jeeeeezuuuusssss! *almost fainted* I was like, "✋✋✋✋ You fancy Reagan?" She swiftly answered, "Yea, he was a GREAT president." At that point, I wasn't sure what to be more disturbed by--> the fact she thinks Reagan was a phenomenal leader or the fact she pictured him riding a horse, on his ranch...possibly whipping on non-whites and rank'n'file? 😒 Her Solutions/Suggestions: 1. Make higher education difficult to get into so we have people to work low-paying labour jobs. -- Why? 'Cos slavery is no longer legal? hmmmm.😒 2. Eliminate welfare programmes (People should work hard and invent things...like Bill Gates) -- of course, all you need is merit and dedication to create microsoft. 😒 3. People should stop complaining and stop being lazy. -- yes, 'cos a 60hr work week at three slave-wage jobs, double shifts (family/home duties), etc is all a walk in the park, ya know. 4. Make people buy healthcare and other services. --- yaaa, all Americans have thousands of dollars laying around to pay for specialists visits. 5. And a bunch of other garbage that left me wondering...*you're my age. you live in california. and you're thinking like that?* Yo, it was like conversing with *if Paula Deen, Jim Crow, Ann Coulter, John Wayne, Sarah Palin, and Thomas Jefferson had a big fat orgy and managed to create a child in the womb of Don Imus...*, yes, that bad. I say this because, whilst talking with her, I became teary (call me "emotional", I gives two fu*ks and quarter😒)...she was confidently telling me that my "kind" had progressed a great deal and that we all should quit "asking"/"begging" for more and work more/harder instead. She was talking to me like she did my "kind" favours...and it's time for it to end. I can go on about this convo. Really unfortunate to know that so many people think and feel this way. :( My point is --> class/race privilege is a form of public terrorism... Rant. Over! 😔
