"All we want is for everybody to remember what happened, and to see what is happening still."

[cosmolinguist]

This is quite remarkable.

Look, you’re a tough kid. And you have a right to be proud of that. But not everybody is as tough as you, or as strong, or as young. Does pride in what you’ve accomplish mean that you have contempt for anybody who can’t keep up with you? Does it mean that the single mother who can’t work on her feet longer than 50 hours a week doesn’t deserve a good life? Does it mean the older man who struggles with modern technology and can’t seem to keep up with the pace set by younger workers should just go throw himself off a cliff?

And, believe it or not, there are people out there even tougher than you. Why don’t we let them set the bar, instead of you? Are you ready to work 80 hours a week? 100 hours? Can you hold down four jobs? Can you do it when you’re 40? When you’re 50? When you’re 60? Can you do it with arthritis? Can you do it with one arm? Can you do it when you’re being treated for prostate cancer?

And is this really your idea of what life should be like in the greatest country on Earth?

Please read the whole thing, for a (US) liberal's reply to "I don't blame Wall Street. Suck it up, you whiners."

Comments

[chiller]

Excellent.

[cosmolinguist]

Isn't it? I'm really pleased that when people say "oh, these protestors and whiners and hippies don't know what they want, they don't think about anything..." they can be proven wrong with stuff like this.

[dermfitz.livejournal.com]

That link...appears (to me, anyway) to be to my friends page. :)

[dermfitz.livejournal.com]

Now the link is to your post. Wahahaww!

[cosmolinguist]

I fixed it now! Sorry about that; thanks for the heads-up.