“I suffered therefore you must suffer too even if it doesn’t have to be that way”
The cry of the selfish and mean everywhere. Doesn’t matter if it’s student loans, pay, lousy schedule, whatever. If someone had it tough they’ll want you to have it shitty too. Republicans in particular love this one, right along with “there is no solution we consider perfect therefore there is no good enough solution at all.”
The rich have ingrained in the lower classes a weird sense of superiority over anyone that they deem lowest.
Which is why they fight so hard against making civilization better. Because they must feel superior to those beneath them, and all actions done to improve society result in elevating people up to a higher position.
Its also why minorities, immigrants, and disabled are always the targets… Cause they are the easiest to other and catagorize as “lowest” to feel above.
“I suffered therefore you must suffer too even if it doesn’t have to be that way”
I see this sentiment a lot whenever the subject of increasing the minimum wage comes up. A lot of people think it’s unfair that a teenager should be making $15 $20 an hour when they only made $5 $8 when they were a teen. And they are currently only making around $20 an hour themselves. I have literally seen this exact statement on discussions of increasing the minimum wage:
“No teenager should be making close to the same amount that I am. They don’t need that kind of money.”
You are 100% correct that it’s selfishness and I would add that it’s also a complete lack of empathy as well.
“I suffered therefore you must suffer too even if it doesn’t have to be that way”
The cry of the selfish and mean everywhere. Doesn’t matter if it’s student loans, pay, lousy schedule, whatever. If someone had it tough they’ll want you to have it shitty too. Republicans in particular love this one, right along with “there is no solution we consider perfect therefore there is no good enough solution at all.”
The rich have ingrained in the lower classes a weird sense of superiority over anyone that they deem lowest.
Which is why they fight so hard against making civilization better. Because they must feel superior to those beneath them, and all actions done to improve society result in elevating people up to a higher position.
Its also why minorities, immigrants, and disabled are always the targets… Cause they are the easiest to other and catagorize as “lowest” to feel above.
“He’s rich, do he must be smart.”
That one passes me off the most, especially in regards to President Tiny Dick.
I see this sentiment a lot whenever the subject of increasing the minimum wage comes up. A lot of people think it’s unfair that a teenager should be making
$15$20 an hour when they only made$5$8 when they were a teen. And they are currently only making around $20 an hour themselves. I have literally seen this exact statement on discussions of increasing the minimum wage:“No teenager should be making close to the same amount that I am. They don’t need that kind of money.”
You are 100% correct that it’s selfishness and I would add that it’s also a complete lack of empathy as well.