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We hear whining about racism (as in those words said in a heated moment), victim-hood, poverty, under-education and over-representation but in the end the real (as in THE REAL) victims are those at the bottom of the economic food chain.
Yes - some put themselves at the bottom with drugs and addiction, but many others are excluded from the process of advancement by the lack of a peer network, and of parents with the proper credentials of heredity. Having the proper pedigree makes success come easy as well as admission to Harvard. Those at the top of the food chain get a voice, and we hear their voices on the radio or often see them on TV, because affluence is all about having a voice in society. Lack of affluence means no voice. Those most affluent not only have a voice, but are also the predators in society. They are the pack wolves that herd for their own. They got to their position by being a predator and they will remain there as a predator. They buy and control our governmental leaders. The rest of us are relegated to much lesser status.
Those with privilege focus their attention on only those with privilege. It is a club. It isn't about politics, religion, culture or heritage...that is irrelevant. It is about having wealth, a major voice in government and policy making privileges and that defines "privilege". Some use it to exclude others and that defines racism.
In America we sometimes talk about racism, poverty, bankers and capitalists robbing us, and equality of representation in government and in our justice system, but the bottom line is always about policies that encourage those with the most an opportunity to succeed while those with the least opportunity are relegated to the least position, and it isn't always about skin color.
If this is a vanity post - guilty as charged.
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