Quote Originally Posted by lovbyts View Post
Fvcking stupid. I had nothing given to me and have worked dirty sucking jobs and made my way up. I have bathing against most of those who were born into money black or white either. Maybe I should? Some people just like to bitch and blame everyone else instead of working for something.
Likewise, I was born into an upper-middleclass family, however my family made me earn every damn thing I got. I was never given anything but a roof over my head and 3 meals per day. When I was 15, I worked in a Japanese restaurant washing dishes to pay for the extra shlt I wanted in life at that time. I like most of you have worked effortlessly to get to where I am today and I continue to work harder to get to where I want to be.

People used to tell me I was a privileged kid after attending two universities and obtaining two degrees, however my hard work paid for that shlt. Def was not a damn handout form anyone. Now I am back in school to make more gains in life and past sacrifices (OIF) is paying for that.

People will always say to those who seem successful that its white privilege, or you had a great life, or you had a rich mommy and daddy and the reality is this is far from the truth. If you peel back our layers our hard work and determination to not be a bum got us where we are today and that same drive will carry us to the next level.

I'm sick of people with their hand out, especially those who have no excuse not to be somebody. Damn able bodied men and women sitting at home collecting welfare payments that our sweat, stress and hard-work is paying for. I do understand there are circumstances where people need assistance, some temporary and some permanent. But welfare should not be a free ride and a ticket to give up on dreams.

I saw a news article where a woman has 7 kids with 6 different men and she was complaining that no one was helping her take care of her kids and demanded the government pay her for her kids. If she has the mentality to say this, then she was taught this from someone. When will it end?

I personally believe the welfare system is designed to keep a certain class of people (Sorry to categorize people; its for the purposes of my statement) at the poverty level with their hand out. Seems the only logical explanation for this is to keep people dependent on the government for control purposes. (Just my opinion)

White Privilege does not exist, nor does any other race have a privilege in this world. Some of you say money is the only privileged factor however I believe its not only money. Its also about the character of the individual and that persons aptitude for success. Who you know is also a dependent variable in some cases.

Bottom line is if you work hard, one day you will succeed.