Repeating patterns of trees whizzed by with their deciduous reflections washing over the windshield of the car. The neighborhood was idyllic and plastic, a painted picture of manicured and trimmed suburbia. An affluent heaven on earth, of sorts, safe-harboring neighbors from the naked environments of the city, while populating itself with people who spent their […]
Tag: politics
Can I Get A Dollar?
Dollar backed free speech for sale. “Can I get a dollar?” Because more free speech is a good thing. Free speech at a price? Let me holler… …At you for a minute. I remember when free speech used to flow freely, from thinking and ignorant people’s throats alike see…, Not bundled and grouped by […]
Upton Sinclair
“It is difficult to get a man (person) to understand something when his salary (lifestyle, hopes, dreams, and sometimes entitlement) depends upon his not understanding it.” – Upton Sinclair
En·ti·tle·ment
Definition: the belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment. Believing certain “rights” are owned because of class – entitlement. Believing one’s vote is more important than thousands because of the disproportionate wealth distribution between the two groups – entitlement. Being oblivious to the beneficial slant in the social and economic structures […]
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