Rhetoric rooted in mere assertions of hard cases – the someone is suffering somewhere (why don’t you care?) approach – is lazy argumentation.
Summarizing struggling Americans in that manner is disgusting
Now for some constructive criticism.
Consider using Terence when tempted to post things like the above.
Namely: “Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.” …
… which translates as: “I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me.”
A reason why you wouldn’t (and shouldn’t) quote Terence would be if you are the sort that thinks there is distinct turfs rooted in things like the color of skin (as one example of mere facts about persons), and that only people with those physical traits can properly comprehend the subject matter.
Now, I don’t know you, so I’m not saying you are such a person, so please don’t think I’m saying you are.
Hmmmm … okay, that’s that and now for a random thought: Aliis si licet, tibi non licet (“to others it is permitted; to you it is not permitted”) … which is another Terence quote. For some reason as I was writing about “the sort that thinks there is distinct turfs” – which Terence refutes – I pondered how when people accept the Balkanization of basic humanity they will inevitably arrive at the place of this other quote. Not just the “Gods and clods” proposal (more classical Jove and bovines) that excuses excess of the Great but the post-modern, Left wing version that excuses acting up and acting out if your group is deemed to be victims.
… I’m pretty random.
Thanks for your journey
Aside: I was gonna post Here I Go Again … but I’d forgotten that was by Whitesnake and not Journey.
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Btw, I wasn’t summarizing “struggling Americans” … just your rhetoric.
You know what, now that I’ve thought about this post and how irritating it’s underlying assumptions are: lots of people endure bad things, have lives that aren’t a bowel of cherries, and it’s just uppity and presumptuous to ramble on about the oughta be’s as if others just don’t ever realize it. I wonder what the dangers of repetitive stress injury are from habitually patting one’s self on the back?
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No idea what your talking about
It’s been awhile since we’ve had a legend in their own mind on the forums. Well about five minutes anyway. Carry on. 
Lol thanks … … I’m not bragging I should have never been raised around the animals my life would be a lot better
Who is this “us” you speak of? Got a fan group going already Jittsy?
Could be mom upstairs.
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Wait until she calls dinner is ready and unplugs the modem. 
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I’m notorious online poster jitss617 I am huge
I would suggest exercise and eating right as a cure.
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Please don’t shit up the thread. Thank you kindly. Derailment is a big no-no.
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I only shit greatness and facts no need to worry
We are a little stricter now. People are free to do what they want in private groups but thread derailment on the main board is not tolerated.
Locking this thread.
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