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Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king and the king ain't satisfied till he rules everything
by anna at 09:08 AM on July 10, 2004
Let us speak of the namby-pamby liberals who comprise the elite media. It is such great fun to skewer their left-leaning, commie pinko bias. Bill O'Reilly has forged an entire career out of it. All the while pretending that his isn't feeding at the very same trough as his adversaries.
Ah but why, why oh why, do they skew that way? It's famously said that people vote their pocketbooks. The rich want to maintain the status quo for purely selfish reasons. The poor want to become more like the rich. They want resources redistributed i.e. given to them for free. Or so it is said. But the fly in that ointment is that network news anchors, op-ed writers for the Washington Post and New York Times and the like all command six and sometimes seven figure salaries. They live in mansions and have servants to wipe their asses for them. Certainly supporting social programs for the indigent, higher taxes, justice for all and the rest of the so-called liberal agenda isn't in their best interest.
It's either one of two things: 1) These people are assuaging their own guilt for having it so easy all their lives. 2) They are truly admirable people, selfless to a tee. So which is it?
Fun fact: In 1996 the 447 richest people had amassed assets equal to that of the poorest 2.5 billion, 52% of the world's population. Hmmm. I have got to stop reading these crazy books.
And here's another question to ponder: Suppose you were one of those elitists with money to burn. Would you really pay someone to wipe your ass? Does Bill Gates stoop to wiping his shitty ass?
comments (5)
Do you really think the elite media (or even the media in general) is liberal? Can you provide some further explanation? As for an answer to your query, I'd say that if (as in 1.) they really had it easy all their lives, then they wouldn't have any guilt because they wouldn't know what it's like for the rest of us. They may or may not be admirable and selfless. However I'd say that if they were successful, there's no reason to think they couldn't be successful whatever the status quo happens to be. That is, whether the status quo is preserved or altered, a successful person is likely to think that they could be successful in a conservative or a liberal society.
As for Bill wiping his own ass, I'm sure he does. For the very same reason toilet technology hasn't changed in decades despite obvious advances that could be made - it's taboo tech that no one wants to deal with or pay attention to.
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by goo at December 15, 2004 11:06 AM
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by goo at December 15, 2004 11:07 AM