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Originally Posted by DinoTriz2
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I love this one. Lol Breadlines are a POSITIVE thing lol
"Dude, I beat you until an inch of your life but you didn't die, so it's all good."
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this is an appropriate view of breadlines. of course they are better than starvation, but there is something very wrong with a society that fails to equip more than a handful of people with the skills and abilities to collectively foster a thriving economy. yeah, powerful people can fuck things up either with bad actions liek Mao, or bad ideas liek Marx but it's up to society to reject that garbage so people don't have to stand in breadlines except in rare circumstances.
When the incidence of those requring assistance is low, it is foolish to blame society or the state for their predicament, becuse the majority of people participating in that society don't end up in that situation. so yes, there is something different about that group. that doesn't mean it's "their fault," or that it is right to chastise or disparage them for it.
everyone's life situation is complex and there is a lot that factors into any given state we find ourselves in. our personities, our health, our friends and family and all of our prior life events play a role in delivering our present situations. there is a lot we don't choose. we don't choose to be disagreeable or unambitious. we don't choose to suffer hereditable conditions or acquire others. we don't choose to be excessively praised or derided by our parents or those around us. we don't choose any of that aymore than we choose what we liek and what we don't liek.
but we do choose. we choose whether to look upon the less flattering aspects of our natures. we choose whether or not to do anything about them once we've seen them. we choose whether or not to get out of bed to face the challenges of the day or whether we will flee or hide from them. I've fled... I've hid...and I can tell you this, they don't go away.
Every mistake, every failing, every misgiving wanders freely. Sometimes they may pass out of sight, but they'll return to torment you until you've dealt with them. And this happens whether you accept fault or saddle someone else with it. If you accept fault, you'll beat yourself up everytime you are reminded of an unresolved challenge. If you fault someone else for a challenge, you'll grow increasingly bitter everytime you are reminded of it until it is resolved.
ultimately blame is a child's game when you are faced with a challenge. it doesn't matter why you are faced with it in that moment. it's worth reflecting on after you've dealt with it, but in the moment you just need to resolve it.