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I think a large part of the problem is that progressives are laboring under a huge burden of guilt about being more well off than others. That’s where the notion that society is rigged against some people, often defined by ethnicity or other indicators so we shouldn’t expect normal acceptable behavior but instead tolerate it because they are poor or oppressed or whatever comes into play. And if only we had a ubi those people wouldn’t need to steal or assault or sell drugs.
And the police are just agents of oppression
Comment by youjustdontgetitdoya at 25/11/2024 at 21:42 UTC
19 upvotes, 3 direct replies
We wrote laws and enforced them specifically targeting certain ethnicities. Even with the race-blind laws now in place, it hasn’t undone the damage that is inherited. It’s literally rigged.
Comment by northman46 at 26/11/2024 at 13:53 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
From the voter demographics and media discussion in the recent election. And the observation that college education correlates with higher income
Are you asserting otherwise?
Comment by LamppostBoy at 26/11/2024 at 10:30 UTC
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Where are you getting your statistics that progressives are more well-off?
Comment by Connect-Ad-5891 at 26/11/2024 at 04:10 UTC
-12 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I always thought it’s funny how progressives always use these concepts to shake down certain demographics for self gain. It’s never used to self reflect and be like “wow I’m way more privileged than that homeless guy or people in third world countries, I should acknowledge this and extend some of my privilege to them.” It’s always “I’m the one getting the short end of the stick, you’re the reason I’m not successful, pay up son.”