December 31, 2008
I recently got into my annual debate with an ultra-liberal family member and therefore will be ranting to you on several topics I was too tired/rushed/drunk to flesh out during the debate.
One issue we approached was the intrinsic disadvantage people of "victim classes" live under. I think it works like this:
A person of a victim class looks at their life and says, "this shit is fucking hard and it never gets any easier." Then, they look at their own efforts and do not find them lacking so they look to find the reason why. History provides them with fodder for saying their difficulties in life are caused by racism/sexism/etcism.*
Now, society and government buy into this grievance and attempt in good faith to alleviate it. Things change and life disadvantages are removed but ... what the fuck? Life is still hard! The system must still be broken.
The cycle repeats forever.
Why? Well, as a blessed white male with no possible disadvantages in life** I am going to let everyone in on a little secret.
Life is fucking hard. All the time. It never gets easier. There is no point at which you have "succeeded" and can relax. It is hard for rich people and poor people and beautiful people and ugly people and smart people and stupid people. Always. No matter what.
Nothing the government has or ever will do can change that. I know, sucks. Tough shit.
* - I'm not saying that these disadvantages do not exist or that they don't have significant effects on the ability of these groups to prosper. I am merely saying that these disadvantages (particularly in modern America) pale in comparison to the default background difficulty level of life itself.
** - I could get into the specific and rather damaging disadvantages I was born with but nobody wants to hear about MP in that much detail. Let's just say I had to overcome some chemical imbalances over time that set me back about a decade. No big whoop. I look at it as a learning experience.
Update: I like the term Etcism. I'm claiming it. If you use it you have to say, "Coined by the Illustrious Moron Pundit of DPUD" after each use. It is decreed!
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That sums it up for me. It's not easy, it's not ever going to be easy. There is no fair. I agree, that's not to say that legitimate disadvantages shouldn't be addressed but it's not a curable condition. Human nature is not perfectible.
Instapundit nailed it discussing the kid who wrote the book about starting with I think it was $50 in his pocket and no place to live and ending with $2,000 in the bank and an apartment. (I may be incorrect on some of those details) There are people who will start with nothing and in six months have something and there are people who start with $1,000,000 and in six months have nothing. I'm looking at you, Pinch. Inequity will always exist. That sucks, but that's reality.
Posted by: alexthechick at December 31, 2008 09:20 AM (SHHaV)
Posted by: Gabriel Malor at December 31, 2008 09:44 AM (rWvvO)
Posted by: Moron Pundit at December 31, 2008 09:46 AM (83gRI)
The problem is that since we no longer know history, we're bound to repeat it. We've disregarded so much hard won wisdom that it's not funny, except in a "Funniest End of Civilization Ever" sense.
Remember when your parent would say, "If your friends were to jump off a bridge, would you do it?" and the only acceptable answer was "No"? Now, it's an excuse. "Everybody does it."
Remember "Sticks and Stones"? Now you don't even need to call someone a name to get in trouble, they just have to be stupid enough and angry enough to misinterpret what you say and you're in trouble.
Nope, we're doomed and I say that because we've unlearned lessons like "Life is hard" and our media/political/academic betters are acting accordingly.
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