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15. wealthy people have always had easier lives. lousy example

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Fri May 29, 2015, 09:35 AM

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This Comic Will Forever Change the Way you Look at Privilege [View all] ehrnst May 2015 OP

K & R. n/t FSogol May 2015 #1

This is great, thanks! DawgHouse May 2015 #2

K&R nt N_E_1 for Tennis May 2015 #3

. . . . and the people who NEED to read this will be saying "But . . . . " HughBeaumont May 2015 #4

Nobody ever handed me anything on a plate.. mountain grammy May 2015 #5

In America . . . . HughBeaumont May 2015 #8

Wow, you've said it all! As true today as 5 years ago mountain grammy May 2015 #35

Outstanding! n/t ejbr May 2015 #6

Very good comic. nt el_bryanto May 2015 #7

Seems like those are issues of economic classes and not privilege. aikoaiko May 2015 #9

Yes and no.... daleanime May 2015 #10

Wealth is one kind of privilege gollygee May 2015 #13

Precisely why I don't think this particular is helpful Ms. Toad May 2015 #26

Be sure to give away your wealth phil89 May 2015 #83

I do give a lot of money to charity gollygee May 2015 #85

^ yes indeed. BlancheSplanchnik May 2015 #89

There is not one kind of privilege. There are several. jeff47 May 2015 #27

I do understand the multiplicity of privilege, but I guess my point is that most ... aikoaiko May 2015 #46

It's still a privilege. jeff47 May 2015 #51

right handed people live longer Lordquinton May 2015 #100

The difference is not nearly as large as wealthy vs poor or black vs white. (nt) jeff47 May 2015 #104

no it's not Lordquinton May 2015 #105

just saw this video on youtube Lordquinton Jun 2015 #106

Economic classes are also created from various sorts of privilege. cui bono May 2015 #63

But it simplifies it so white people of the middle class and up treestar May 2015 #78

K&R nt myrna minx May 2015 #11

Title is wrong, didn't change a thing about how I think of it.... daleanime May 2015 #12

I think that the intended audience is those that don't see privilege as such a divider. ehrnst May 2015 #30

That's our economic system in a nutshell d_legendary1 May 2015 #14

wealthy people have always had easier lives. lousy example Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #15

That's exactly what privilege means gollygee May 2015 #16

parents using the fruits of their labor to help their child do well is a priviledge that need to be Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #38

Is that all you see there? gollygee May 2015 #41

what i see here in this example is cherry picking, assumptions and extrapolations Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #62

"i dont believe that schools give completely different levels of education" tkmorris May 2015 #66

demonstrably? Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #67

Google and read. gollygee May 2015 #77

well im waiting for tkmorris to give me the demonstrable info. Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #82

There is more to it than the curriculum gollygee May 2015 #84

And you can continue to do so tkmorris May 2015 #92

oh ok i thought b/c you said demonstrable that you had that Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #95

Larger class sizes absolutely lead to burned out teachers gollygee May 2015 #76

You are sadly misinformed as to the state of education. Divernan May 2015 #102

...... daleanime May 2015 #50

Did you read the last cartoon on the left? Do you read what comes from your keyboard? jtuck004 May 2015 #54

it's that self made man crap Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #64

Exactly. There is no such thing. People work hard, and some are lucky enough to make a jtuck004 May 2015 #65

says it all heaven05 May 2015 #17

Add to the general unfairness the fact that one emergency can wipe you out if you're poor. DamnYankeeInHouston May 2015 #18

I think no one really disputes this. The million dollar question which causes the ideological divide redgreenandblue May 2015 #19

I don't know if it's best to look at it as a competition gollygee May 2015 #22

Precisely, and none of that Ms. Toad May 2015 #31

The cartoon is from New Zealand gollygee May 2015 #32

Ideas that are already recognized by a significant portion of the population Ms. Toad May 2015 #71

In your opinion gollygee May 2015 #74

First you have to get people to recognize privilege exists jeff47 May 2015 #36

With Respect Rilgin May 2015 #69

I really don't care if we call it frobbizblorgen. jeff47 May 2015 #79

We do not disagree on substance Rilgin May 2015 #94

But it puts the bulk of the population in the unprivileged class Ms. Toad May 2015 #70

The bulk of the population is in the unprivileged class. jeff47 May 2015 #73

I think for the majority of people it isn't an ideological issue. jeff47 May 2015 #34

It may be that one side *approves* of class/economic based privilege, but isn't honest about it. nt Romulox May 2015 #43

K & R !!! Thespian2 May 2015 #20

The comic was all well and good but Omnith May 2015 #21

The first step towards change is making people aware there is a problem. ehrnst May 2015 #28

The problem is too complex Saviolo May 2015 #29

I see your point. Omnith May 2015 #56

I agree Saviolo May 2015 #59

kick Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #23

Wow, that was great. K&R demmiblue May 2015 #24

Interesting: the author/artist is from New Zealand thesquanderer May 2015 #25

K&R!!! napkinz May 2015 #33

Great post. Thank you. NT AikidoSoul May 2015 #37

K&R. Well said. Overseas May 2015 #39

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT May 2015 #40

DU is awash in defenders of class based privilege and the economic status quo. Romulox May 2015 #42

One reason... Saviolo May 2015 #52

Spot on, Romulox. n/t geardaddy May 2015 #55

+ The Dude and his still-present Toad Swarm. Octafish May 2015 #72

I, and many others in post WWII era, were children of the middle class packman May 2015 #44

I was in college in the early 70's. Jerry442 May 2015 #53

N/T AuntPatsy May 2015 #45

Nails it. Kicked and Recommended. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2015 #47

Fantastic!!!! Fantastic Anarchist May 2015 #48

K&R n/ t Dalai_1 May 2015 #49

This just scratches the surface, Baitball Blogger May 2015 #57

OUTSTANDING! calimary May 2015 #58

kicking this one hard SCantiGOP May 2015 #60

K&R nt stage left May 2015 #61

Neoliberal policy not only supports but exacerbates the problem BrotherIvan May 2015 #68

Yes! TM99 May 2015 #101

Warmongers know you don't need educated cannon fodder. Divernan May 2015 #103

It's good. nt treestar May 2015 #75

YES! kenfrequed May 2015 #80

Excellent! Warpy May 2015 #81

wasnt potus' life like paula's? Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #86

N = 1. Let's focus on what happens to 99.999% of the people Taitertots May 2015 #91

K&R! Sherman A1 May 2015 #87

The rich kid is just as likely to become the poor kid's landlord..... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #88

K&R Angry Dragon May 2015 #90

K&R. JDPriestly May 2015 #93

Great comic. Oakenshield May 2015 #96

Poignant. SoapBox May 2015 #97

K&R Paka May 2015 #98

Doesn't Flatpicker May 2015 #99