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Throughout history people have divided themselves up into a class system, separating the wealthy from the poor, the educated from the uneducated, from those born on the east side of the track from those born on the west side of the track, from those born into wealth and those who acquired wealth later on in their life, and the list goes on and on. In a simpler term, class systems define those that “have” from those that “have not”.
With the divides imposed by class systems, tensions tended to rise high, especially when those “who have” preyed upon those “who have not”. Rebellions, uprisings and even the demise of entire societies have succumbed to the outcries of injustices and inequalities suffered by the masses to the benefit of the few.
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Class Systems in the United States of America
The United States of America has not been immune to its own class system. However, in the U.S. the class system was not seen as a way to separate people from those who have and those who have not but to separate those from “want to be successful” [lower class], “starting to achieve success” [middle class] and “reaching the top tiers of success” [upper class]. In other words, people in the U.S. believed in and lived by the “American Dream”. It didn’t matter if you only had a penny to your name – you could work hard and one day, perhaps, become the next Rockefeller. Everyone had a shot at becoming really successful.
Centuries have gone by since the establishment of the U.S. and with its class system it grew into the greatest country on Earth. No – it has never been absolutely perfect on every single front or issue – but it has, by far, come the closest to perfection when it came to being able to pursue your dreams and bringing those dreams forth into reality. We cried with those who saw failures, cheered with those who stood back up and wiped themselves off and celebrated with those that finally realized the success and fulfillment of their dreams. In fact, the successes of another were often felt as the success of our own as it held us onto the hopes and dreams that the American Dream was alive and well and kicking for generations upon generations.
That was the American class system of yesteryear. Today things are different. Today the American Dream is no longer held onto as a positive hope for success. Today anyone who achieves the American Dream is vilified. Why? What happened? What have we become?
What made the American Dream so perfect was that everyone encouraged each other to achieve success and yet everyone was also very completely aware of the fact that not everyone would achieve total success at the very same level. It was also true the not everyone held the same idea of what “success” meant. For some it was achieving financial wealth, for others it meant simply owning a home, others to have good health and for others just to be able to live in freedom, put in a good day of work and know that everything on your plate was earned – not given. You had pride in what you accomplished with your own sweat.
The American Dream has, however, been slowly slipping away for the past few decades as greed began to seep in to the hearts of men. Not so much greed on the part of those who have achieved success but on the part of those who have not. Rather then admire the successes of others - people began to despise those who had more. Of course, credit card companies and banks capitalized on this by throwing credit cards and loans out to the masses like Santa Claus throws out candy at the end of the Macy’s Parade. And we gobbled it up, living well beyond our means. But like anything in life, there comes a time to pay the piper.
With the economic collapse being felt worldwide, creditors began calling in their cards and people found they couldn’t pay up. Instead of looking at themselves as being the culprits to their own downfall, they turned and pointed their fingers to those who have achieved success. The corporations and white collar workers were the villains and they needed to be struck down.
Of course this finger pointing has also been ingrained into the mindset of those born over the past 20 to 30 years. At no other time in the history of the world has there been a more narcissistic group of people than that which we have today. The American Dream cannot survive that mentality because the American Dream is supporting the dreams of others, as well as yourself, but this narcissistic generation is only about thinking about themselves and only themselves and to hell with everyone else. It’s the “I’m entitled to everything” generation, the “you owe me” generation, the “it’s unfair” generation and it’s the “give me” generation.
Fortunately for this narcissistic generation they have a friend sitting in the White House who is all too quick to answer their call. His answer as we all know is the redistribution of wealth.
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Redistribution: The Cry of a Narcissistic Society
What does the redistribution of wealth really mean? It means taking away from those who have worked hard for what they have accomplished and giving a portion of it to those who do little to nothing for themselves but believe that since big bad wealthy man doesn’t need all that he has made, he should be required to give it to them – after all – that’s only fair. Fair to them but not to him but – hey, that’s okay. And so what if they haven’t “earned” it. It’s not like that is their fault. In fact, they should be given free education, free healthcare, have any debts they have acquired be written off, be given high salaries for entry level jobs, be given cars, big screen TVs, cellphones and the list is virtually endless. Oh and his highness who sits in the White House nods his head in agreement and spews rhetoric to those greedy narcissists that he will make the wealthy “pay” for the unfairness. (Never mind that he is extremely wealthy himself.) He will also make sure that NO ONE else will ever be able to achieve the success of the American Dream.
Obama, Mainstream Media and Narcissism has Destroyed the U.S. Class System
With the narcissistic generations of today, Obama at their helm and the constant propaganda indoctrination by the mainstream media, the U.S. class system has corroded back to the destructive “haves” and “have not” that destroyed other societies. Unchecked, the U.S. will become a two class system, those of the elitists and those who are enslaved to the elitists. Those enslaved can never move out of their enslavement because they are “owned” by the government, they have become ignorant to the struggles of working hard as “big brother” provides for their every needs. But eventually big brother can decide who needs to live and who needs to die. It doesn’t take a mad scientist to understand that eventually the poor will suck the wealthy dry and then there will only be the poor. Who will they turn to then? To destroy the U.S. class system is to destroy everyone. And the elitist who sit on top – their days will soon be numbered as well. It always is.
Recently I read a question where someone asked, “Do the rich care about the poor and the middle class?” To that I ask, “Do the poor and middle class care about the rich?” At one time in the U.S. we all cared about each other. At one time in the U.S. we didn’t even consider ourselves in need of having a class warfare. At one time in the U.S. we were all stronger no matter what our station in life was. At one time in life – we were all proud to be American citizens. Now I only wonder where this class warfare will wind up taking us.
