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Moostache

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86. Amen...could not agree more.

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 02:39 PM

Jun 2014

The biggest thing that pisses me off about right wing freaks *(and THAT is a loooooooooooooong list to begin with...)* is the over-the-top hatred of the poor and the need to lord it over them like some sick caricature of a Dickens school marm.

I simply do not understand the mindset or the need to rip apart someone who has little to nothing just because you may discover they have anything at all.

The story of the boy who actually worked and saved the money to buy a present for his brother only to be attacked by the bloviating asshat neighbor breaks my heart. I wish that particular neighbor received a karmic payback of some kind...but then again, to live with that depth of hatred in your heart is in many ways its own punishment.

A life spent chasing things and trinkets and possessions and incessantly worrying about the possessions of others is a disgusting waste of resources and pathetic when you realize that we all die in the end, and everything we "own" is returned to the pot when we are forced to give up our seat at this grand poker game of life. Learning to enjoy the journey and the value of helping others along the way, and KNOWING that this is utterly lost on them gives me a measure of comfort at the last.

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When you are poor and have an iPhone.... [View all] Skidmore Jun 2014 OP

Great Post! Well worth reading the entirety! etherealtruth Jun 2014 #1

Knr roody Jun 2014 #2

they are me. i remember wanting my own nickel. roguevalley Jun 2014 #3

I just wanted a pair of shoes that Skidmore Jun 2014 #4

I know. I actually wore shoes with card board inside to plug the holes. roguevalley Jun 2014 #30

Me too. PumpkinAle Jun 2014 #52

because unlike them, you are good folks, PumpkinAle roguevalley Jun 2014 #82

THANKS A BUNCH, Heritage Foundation, alp227 Jun 2014 #5

Please clarify. Skidmore Jun 2014 #7

I think this is what the poster is talking about. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #9

Isn't Heritage Foundation the ones furthering the idea that they can make better people than you? jtuck004 Jun 2014 #19

If the Heritage Foundation had bullsnarfle Jun 2014 #43

A smartphone is a cheap way to check your email for the job applications you sent, manage your money Brickbat Jun 2014 #6

The only way to keep your unemployment in Florida is online. Think about that one. Lochloosa Jun 2014 #8

K&R.... 1monster Jun 2014 #10

I got my brand new iPhone4, Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #99

Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #12

My daughter got an iPhone from someone who was throwing their old one away. gtar100 Jun 2014 #13

"There is no way of knowing the whole story behind any possession if you never ask." Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2014 #34

True catrose Jun 2014 #80

It is so sad that our society teaches people to be this mean-spirited and competitive Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2014 #95

I hate this shit Prophet 451 Jun 2014 #14

Amen...could not agree more. Moostache Jun 2014 #86

When you're bitterly underedumacated and can't spell 'statement'... TeeYiYi Jun 2014 #15

Big K&R for that. dgauss Jun 2014 #16

Thanks Skidmore. sheshe2 Jun 2014 #17

I'm poor smallcat88 Jun 2014 #18

It's MORE than just Ignorance. Ignorance can be cured. But psychopathy Demeter Jun 2014 #20

Iphones have been around since the betterdemsonly Jun 2014 #21

powerful post Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #22

What's the first thing that comes to mind... JackRiddler Jun 2014 #23

Also, if you can't even spell statement... JackRiddler Jun 2014 #24

is it proper english to end a sentence with thereof? n/t. airplaneman Jun 2014 #26

Yes it is proper English. JackRiddler Jun 2014 #38

thereof is an adverb, not a preposition. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #56

so a preposition is not something to end a sentence with. n/t. airplaneman Jun 2014 #96

I prefer to end them with propositions. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #97

MAJOR K&R - this post is THE SHIT . . . hatrack Jun 2014 #25

Don't say you see it if you don't. very nice, don't miss it. nt edgineered Jun 2014 #27

Said the person who never wanted for anything in their life. Egnever Jun 2014 #28

awful that some people are so hateful noiretextatique Jun 2014 #29

As much as I don't like Apple's business practices, Apple products are great for disabled people. liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #31

We use an iPhone for a communication device... Blanks Jun 2014 #81

The deadly sin of envy. ChazII Jun 2014 #32

K & R - I haven't identified with a post this much in a long time. Raksha Jun 2014 #33

A smartphone might be the only communication device for many IronLionZion Jun 2014 #35

Spot on!! mcp37 Jun 2014 #37

In most states, the landlord is required to provide a fridge by law. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2014 #68

In Most States refrigerator is NOT required to be provided by the landlord happyslug Jun 2014 #73

You have run across none, I've run across it in every single one. jeff47 Jun 2014 #83

According to the NY State AG, only if the landlord had them installed... happyslug Jun 2014 #88

It would be wise to be more cautious with Internet sources. jeff47 Jun 2014 #91

Tenants break lease do to insect infestation? Try that sometime.... happyslug Jun 2014 #98

And people need a phone number to find a job gollygee Jun 2014 #42

...and a regular cheap cell phone won't do? L0oniX Jun 2014 #46

Not all iPhones are expensive gollygee Jun 2014 #47

There are phones with plans for poor people and the elderly starting at $9.95 a month... L0oniX Jun 2014 #51

Data can be had for as little as $3 IronLionZion Jun 2014 #53

You don't need to micromanage everyone else's financial choices gollygee Jun 2014 #58

Save your keyboard. I'm not "micromanage"ing everyone else no matter why you want to imply that crap L0oniX Jun 2014 #61

Well, you are insisting that they purchase the phone you chose for them. jeff47 Jun 2014 #67

I insisted nothing. Thanks for playing. L0oniX Jun 2014 #70

You just brought it up over and over and over again jeff47 Jun 2014 #71

"brought it up over and over and over again" OFFS hyper much? L0oniX Jun 2014 #77

Well, it's the vast majority of your posts in this thread jeff47 Jun 2014 #85

"vast majority" more hyper crap ...is that the "vast majority" of what you always do ...forever? L0oniX Jun 2014 #92

And then you take the SIM card out of that phone and put it in jeff47 Jun 2014 #66

You can get used smartphones fairly cheaply IronLionZion Jun 2014 #50

I'd imagine one would need to posses all relevant knowledge LanternWaste Jun 2014 #59

I guess they would also be with out a tv that has commercials for the $9.95 phones. L0oniX Jun 2014 #63

Why should it have to do if.... moriah Jun 2014 #89

My first iPhone was free. Granny M Jun 2014 #36

Exactly, those tax loopholes are costly and make their % of tax less than the avg person.. N/t glowing Jun 2014 #41

It always hurts them when they find out they're no better than poor people. Iggo Jun 2014 #39

^^That. Orrex Jun 2014 #45

This is it . . . JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #54

^Yes^ nt IronLionZion Jun 2014 #84

I can't imagine being a kid & growing up with this attitude directed at you: CrispyQ Jun 2014 #40

When you have money for cigarettes but none for food... L0oniX Jun 2014 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author gollygee Jun 2014 #48

As I said in the last post, as long as any kids have enough to eat.... moriah Jun 2014 #90

I sure as hell hope that they're setting aside $1000 per month for retirement Orrex Jun 2014 #49

Maybe they were not poor when they got the I-Phone liberal N proud Jun 2014 #55

What an ignorant "statetment" davidthegnome Jun 2014 #57

This. So much. historylovr Jun 2014 #78

everything about this is so damn good renate Jun 2014 #87

Toys for tots gives out Playstations. muntrv Jun 2014 #60

Hey Billo, the poor people did not buy the fridge, the property owners did. And as for the flat muntrv Jun 2014 #62

When I was homeless, I was called "fake" because I wasn't "dirty enough". riqster Jun 2014 #64

iPhones start at $0, Falafel Loofah... onehandle Jun 2014 #65

I'm always amazed by how judgmental people are- including some here. missingthebigdog Jun 2014 #69

It takes a special, stupid kind of mean... Orsino Jun 2014 #72

Actually, it's not about wanting the poor to show themselves to be poor in rags and such.... Moonwalk Jun 2014 #74

People are such assholes. blackspade Jun 2014 #75

Lets all hate each other get the red out Jun 2014 #76

Example 564738384 of why I love Tumblr. nt redqueen Jun 2014 #79

Given some of DU's current outrage, ironic that "thegodlessatheist" was the one... Hekate Jun 2014 #93

I've been living solely off disability for 6 years now, LuvNewcastle Jun 2014 #94