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In reply to the discussion: Where do all the angry white men come from? [View all]LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)36. It seems that the most entrenched, the most privileged, the most entitled demographics are often...
It seems that the most entrenched, the most privileged, the most entitled demographics are often the first (and the loudest) to cry "oppression" when other demographics attempt to share those very same privileges and entitlements.
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Good grief, white males have been "king of the mountain" for hundreds of years...
polichick
Nov 2013
#13
Coal mining is an Appalachian phenomenon largely and it was (and is?) mostly white males doing it
Fumesucker
Nov 2013
#33
I have compassion for poor people, just not more for poor white males than others.
polichick
Nov 2013
#24
As a I wrote just recently, I prefer to treat people as individuals rather than as part of a group
Fumesucker
Nov 2013
#31
Too bad more white males don't treat others as individuals - maybe women would...
polichick
Nov 2013
#34
White males in particular have been cynically manipulated with cunning propaganda
Fumesucker
Nov 2013
#28
I know several guys that will tell you the white male is the most discriminated agains.
brewens
Nov 2013
#17
They love to be persecuted! Try and stop the from forcing their superstition on the rest of us
brewens
Nov 2013
#73
I think there is a definite imbalance of power between different races in our society.
Kurska
Nov 2013
#38
It seems that the most entrenched, the most privileged, the most entitled demographics are often...
LanternWaste
Nov 2013
#36
Yes, the "Class Warfare!" squeals by the top 1 percent (& their media slaves) are a perfect example.
Arugula Latte
Nov 2013
#41
my niece was in tears today. a working mom dealing with a sick child after sick child.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#49
i feel for her. at this age with the young ones going into school, they are getting
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#51