Mavigogun
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We roll farther together
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Progressive Texas
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They aren't solving our problem, they never had to, they never had our problem.
Is our problem insurmountable? Is it worth tackling?
This actually wraps back into the original post. The notion that our problems are not OUR problems, that they aren't surmountable for rationalization X, isn't the argument of defeatists, but that of Idon'tgiveafuxs.
The Idon'tgiveafuxs can't see the benefit to themselves of not having neighbors living in poverty- they don't actually see those people as neighbors, as members of their community. The Idon'tgiveafuxs are really, really bad at math, believing problem Y will never visit their door. The Idon'tgiveafuxs don't really believe in community, see community as a consumable of convenience, or as a threat. The Idon'tgiveafuxs are akin to astronauts that attribute their altitude entirely to themselves.
They throw their elbows when they walk as though there weren't 350 million of us sharing the same space. They dump crap in the air and river without care for the impact downstream. They see the light from the fire over the hill, think "glad it's not my house", go back inside to watch the game.
"Why should my life be different because of problems over there?" Insulated by geography, they consume the products of urban America while only valuing urban America as a market. They have contempt for mutual respect. Your marriage devalues my marriage. Your safety at the cost of my convenience. Me. Me. Me. "I just want to be left alone." They didn't get here alone. They were never alone. But, content with what they have, they think they can pull up the ladder on reality, stop time, and act as if what happens in their greater community has nothing to do with them.
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