tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728137222647400009.post5711034635060682485..comments2023-10-11T08:52:46.878-04:00Comments on Uncle Guido's Facts: Family, Wealth, And Privilege–The Keys To SuccessRon Parlatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377926161809667359noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728137222647400009.post-90659447218897558102013-10-22T03:22:52.473-04:002013-10-22T03:22:52.473-04:00I don't quite understand what you're getti...I don't quite understand what you're getting at here. You outlined how the poor, and other minorities, are systematically prevented from improving their social standing/quality of life. And then you ended this by saying that we should stop acting as if they're victims. How are they not victims?<br /><br />It's not about "patronizing" them; it's about empathizing with them. Removing the negative stigma that is attached to them. Not kicking them while they're down.<br /><br />And no one who is reasonable "blames the wealthy and privileged for their success." Sure, there are some people who are just resentful of all wealthy, successful people; but often, there are legitimate criticisms of the upper class. It's not BEING privileged that is such a sin. It's refusing to acknowledge your privilege, attributing all of your success to personal hard work, blaming the less privileged for "not trying hard enough," etc. There are also privileged people who do realize that they benefit from an unfair system, and do everything they can to preserve their position in the hierarchy at the expense of the less fortunate.<br /><br />Your closing paragraph reveals a defeatist attitude that will ultimately be a self-fulfilling prophecy, if enough people adopt the same attitude. Personally, though I agree that capitalism will always be an unfair system, we can still work to make it less unfair, and make life a bit more fulfilling for the less privileged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com