Reply #46: I have to wonder at the negative attitude that people have towards their fellow citizens.

[Luminous Animal]

There are millions laboring for well-below a living wage and families that are under a great deal of time stress. (The freedom to enjoy leisure time is the greatest luxury of all.) What used to be the blue collar class is now the working poor with 2 parents working. I've little doubt that most of the people on DU are doing okay. And it shows. Poor people don't have a lot of time for idle chat on political discussion boards. The contempt that a lot of people here have for the average person and how they live their lives is depressing...

Your cheap day care uses TV as a baby sitter? Why work two jobs and get a better one!

Your crappy part of town is blighted with billboards? Why work three jobs and move!

Your underfunded public school programs are funded by McDonalds? Why work 7 jobs and send them to Andover!

And remember, no matter how difficult it is. No matter if you are lucky to have an hour of genuine free time with your children. Just remember that it is your duty to spend that precious free time together saying no. Otherwise, you are a bad parent.