thranx said:
ctk495 said:
I am taking a class on Anarchism at my school and have had heated discussions with my Professor who’s from the far left. While I lean more towards the libertarian side. The response he would say toward your points is 1) You provide anecdotal evidence “I never knew a single starving child in my life who lived in the U.S” just because you don’t see poverty doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist 2) You are White, therefore, your experience is very different from minorities (especially blacks) who would have a institutional racism working against them 3) You are an exception not the norm, as you said you had a “3.9 GPA” I doubt most poor people are that motivation or talented enough to accomplish that. 4) You are pursuing a STEM related degree which is hard and in an area that most people can’t succeed. Others who major in non-STEAM related fields probably work at Starbucks.
Your social mobility is more a reflection of your ability to have external factors working for you(race and neighborhood) and having great talents in areas were most people would fail( academics especially in STEAM fields that are in high demand.) Therefore, despite your poverty you are able to succeed not that most people can succeed within the system.
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I grew up poor, the child of an immigrant, a single mom, got good grades too.I worked hard, and have succeded in life. But I guess maybe I didn't work hard, it must have all been handed to me because I'm white. Foolish me thinking that working and going to college was easy cause I'm white. Foolish me thinking that if I work harder than those around me, save money, and invest in my self I will suceed, all I really had to do was keep being white. The only people who dont succeed are the ones who simply care not too becasue they are already taken care of. People with any number of disabilities, differnt backgrounds, growing up poor, they all have oppurtunity here, if they choose to pursue it. The bigget problem with the kind of poor people you are talking about it is that for generations now they have been told they have been held down, they can't over come their problems with out help, that they cant do it. Its simply not true. Heck look at Ben Carson.
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yeah, ben, the brain specialist....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M68GeL8PafE
