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coffeesp00ns  ·  3448 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Don’t the Poor Rise Up?

I totally get you, and I shouldn't speak for everyone's experience. I can only say that this was the attitude that I saw and perceived where I was. I was never one of the people in the situation, but I rubbed shoulders with a lot of people who were barely making enough money to scrape by - a blown tire could mean the difference between being out on the streets or in an apartment.

Some of this behaviour comes down to larger, broader questions - Why do we steal? Why do we have a create a narrative "other" for us to unite and help each other?





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