Do You Secretly Hate The Rich?
We’re all just wasting our time until we finally work up the “politically incorrect” courage to say that economic bigotry isn’t something we should tolerate from anyone, whether they’re conservative, liberal, libertarian, or anything else. Economic bigotry is so common, it’s seeped into the rhetoric even of the capitalists who supposedly embrace every economic “class”.
So what is an “economic bigot”? Anyone who thinks it’s fine to steal from the rich but not the middle class. Anyone who thinks the rich should pay a higher rate of taxes than anyone else. Anyone who thinks that “middle class” is somehow a better background than “rich parents”.
Screw that. It’s disgusting, it’s weird, and it’s based on the new
infatuation of people to obsess over bending over backwards so the most
radical leftists will possibly be more “open” our view. It’s so common
and “normal” now that it’s getting difficult for us to even see it
happen. Look at any “fire them up” speech, and you’ll see the “middle
class” glorified and the “upper class” ignored — at best.
It’s Not Better To Be Non-Rich
I remember one time in church, a visiting pastor gave this sermon that almost had me get up and leave. He glorified poverty for its own sake, and at one point, he said with an arrogant smile, “I don’t mean to brag, but I’m not rich.”
What the heck? Well, I’m glad you weren’t bragging, because that would be just a stupid thing to brag about. If you’re going to brag, at least do it about something you’ve done — not something you aren’t.
And this watering down of rhetoric doesn’t work. You don’t win points in the minds of others because you water down your rhetoric with Marxism and class warfare slogans of “help the middle class”… as though it’s possible to do that without helping the rich as well.
All that happens is that the average folks get used to getting a bizarre, envious narrative of “who cares if they’re rich” added to everything they think about politics, and that hurts everyone in the end. Including, ironically, the middle class. The universe has a sense of humor.
The Rich Get Richer With Capitalism. That’s Good.
It’s fine that the rich get richer with capitalism. That’s awesome. It’s wonderful. It’s also good because other people also are better off. Everyone sees their incomes go up. Everyone. Because remember, whatever is good for the middle class is going to be good for the poor and the rich as well. And that’s GOOD. Being in one income group doesn’t mean you have extra rights. It doesn’t mean you’re more important. That’s absurd.
That’s why we shouldn’t focus only on rhetoric of “well, we need more middle class jobs!” It’s not necessary and it creates invisible “class warfare” narratives in the minds of the listener.
So here’s to capitalism, to EVERYONE it helps, which includes the people with the huge houses, the expensive private schools, the private jets, and the luxurious lifestyles we’re trained to hate — because they have identical natural rights as anyone else.
By playing along with the Marxist word games, we’re just selling the socialists the rope they plan on hanging us with.
So next time someone says something negative about someone because their parents were successful, or they have millions of dollars they can spend on anything they want, or they have a car that is as expensive as some houses, just look them in the eye and say, “I know, isn’t that great? It should be more common.”
Down with every ounce of Marxism, whether in policy or rhetoric. If we don’t stop caving to every new angle of the left, we’re just wasting our time.
It’s Not Better To Be Non-Rich
I remember one time in church, a visiting pastor gave this sermon that almost had me get up and leave. He glorified poverty for its own sake, and at one point, he said with an arrogant smile, “I don’t mean to brag, but I’m not rich.”
What the heck? Well, I’m glad you weren’t bragging, because that would be just a stupid thing to brag about. If you’re going to brag, at least do it about something you’ve done — not something you aren’t.
And this watering down of rhetoric doesn’t work. You don’t win points in the minds of others because you water down your rhetoric with Marxism and class warfare slogans of “help the middle class”… as though it’s possible to do that without helping the rich as well.
All that happens is that the average folks get used to getting a bizarre, envious narrative of “who cares if they’re rich” added to everything they think about politics, and that hurts everyone in the end. Including, ironically, the middle class. The universe has a sense of humor.
The Rich Get Richer With Capitalism. That’s Good.
It’s fine that the rich get richer with capitalism. That’s awesome. It’s wonderful. It’s also good because other people also are better off. Everyone sees their incomes go up. Everyone. Because remember, whatever is good for the middle class is going to be good for the poor and the rich as well. And that’s GOOD. Being in one income group doesn’t mean you have extra rights. It doesn’t mean you’re more important. That’s absurd.
That’s why we shouldn’t focus only on rhetoric of “well, we need more middle class jobs!” It’s not necessary and it creates invisible “class warfare” narratives in the minds of the listener.
So here’s to capitalism, to EVERYONE it helps, which includes the people with the huge houses, the expensive private schools, the private jets, and the luxurious lifestyles we’re trained to hate — because they have identical natural rights as anyone else.
By playing along with the Marxist word games, we’re just selling the socialists the rope they plan on hanging us with.
So next time someone says something negative about someone because their parents were successful, or they have millions of dollars they can spend on anything they want, or they have a car that is as expensive as some houses, just look them in the eye and say, “I know, isn’t that great? It should be more common.”
Down with every ounce of Marxism, whether in policy or rhetoric. If we don’t stop caving to every new angle of the left, we’re just wasting our time.
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