and probably caries over to their "if you'd only take care of yourself you'd get better" 'tude, too. *sighs*
Yeah, if you're born into money and education, you've got a damn good shot. If you're born white, with money and education, you're already well ahead of the game.... but the moment you acknowledge that, you have to also acknowledge that some people aren't, and then your own mythology is at risk.
I have no tolerance for the unexamined life/mythology.
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Date: 2012-08-23 12:51 am (UTC)Yeah, if you're born into money and education, you've got a damn good shot. If you're born white, with money and education, you're already well ahead of the game.... but the moment you acknowledge that, you have to also acknowledge that some people aren't, and then your own mythology is at risk.
I have no tolerance for the unexamined life/mythology.