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In response to "I don't begrudge them their advantages and wealth but don't pretend that you've ever struggled like some of us. " by Mel Profit

it's weird, I don't begrudge them their advantages and wealth either. Something else about her annoys me and I'm not sure I can articulate it. -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Aug 31 '12, 09:01

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she's either aware of the advantages she's always had and lying or... - Mel Profit Aug 31, 09:05 12
- I'm going with the latter. I know people like this. Here's the thing, often people think that because they worked hard to achieve what they did, - pmb Aug 31, 09:18 3
  - I think it's human nature for people to credit themselves for their success, and other factors for their failures. - Roger More Aug 31, 09:28 2
    - "So, if your dry cleaning business failed, it was because of Obama but if it succeeded it was all because you built it!" -- nm - paraphrase" Aug 31, 09:30
    - Obviously I'm not choosing to buy lottery tickets at the exact time that the correct ones are being generated. -- nm - zork Aug 31, 09:29
- I honestly think for her, it is the later and for him it is the former. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 09:14 7
  - Yup. But to be fair he's trying to get elected. Coming out and saying "I grew up rich, I'm out of touch with average people and you all should just - pmb Aug 31, 09:23 4
    - Oh, he says whatever he has to say. He may have moved away, but he really is just a car salesman. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 09:33
    - but saying she can relate to people because she does gorcery shopping is wrong. Buying is *not* the same as shopping. She does not need to worry how - zork Aug 31, 09:26 2
      - See also Common People by Pulp -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 09:34
      - I agree. It's just part of the personal rationalization she does. It's essentially from being so out of touch with that reality that she doesn't get - pmb Aug 31, 09:28
  - Correct. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 31, 09:20
  - I tend to think this as well... -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 31, 09:15

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