Thread: Very Appropriate?

"PERCHANCE he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him; and perchance I may think myself so much better than I am, as that they who are about me, and see my state, may have caused it to toll for me, and I know not that. "

I was just reflecting on this the other day as it relates to the current situation in the U.S.

It seems every time we hear about unionized workers like those at GM having their wages and benefits cut, many cheer. Every time Govt workers are slapped down many cheer. Every time we hear about some factory lowering their workers salaries and eliminating benefits many cheer.

So why is that? Is it because we simply suffer from sour grapes and like it when those above us are taken down a peg or we really think that's the way it should be?

Just remember every time this happens what is really going on is another group of Americans is being pushed further back down in the middle class or out of the middle class. How many times can this happen before there is no middle class? Reminds me back in N.Y in the 60s or so and folks were burning down their neighborhoods. Yes their own neighborhoods and in the end who were they punishing? Themselves, cause the businesses never returned and the homes were never rebuilt. Kind of like people just go crazy out of their mind and don't realize what they are doing.

Meanwhile the rich folks who instigate all this sit back and laugh their butts off. Reminds me of that old star wards movie where the Emperor says "yes, everything is going according to plan".

What do you think about this?