Lawlight 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 feel bad for the fools who think that being white is easier than being a minority.
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Same. There are black people you can recognize that come off as ignorant, as they will fit the stereotype, but it applies to white people too, as they fit the "white trash" stereotype. There are so many of these people who fit stereotypes and when you be a smartass to a cop, he is going to be a dick right back. Its very simple.
I always thought the States did fairly well for poor people. Especially mother and child. While there is obvious abuse, like the OP's mom getting well overpaid in foodstamps, its pretty insignificant compared to our country's other expenses. Now if you are a single father who lost a job or something, you won't have as easy of a time as a single mother. But OP is fairly lucky to have a mother who didn't screw up and waste their living expenses income.
