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Democrats_win Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-13-05 11:51 AM
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"Being a Loser in America"
Edited on Wed Apr-13-05 12:16 PM by Democrats_win
http://english.pravda.ru/mailbox/22/101/399/15284_.html
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My name is David R. Hoffman, Legal Editor of Pravda. And I am a loser
Actually, this inauspicious status was conferred upon me before I was even born, because I made the one critical mistake that, in American society, constantly delineates the boundary between what qualifies as success and what qualifies as failure: I did not choose my family wisely....

"Who are the wise and who are the fools? Are the wise those who live long lives, acquiring material possessions through stealth, deceit and the exploitation of others while being trumpeted with sycophantic praise? Are the fools those who dare to struggle for a better world, thus spending their often too brief time on earth in suffering, hardship and frustration?

The famed mathematician Descartes once said, "I think therefore I am." But in American society this motto has been transformed into: "To be one must conspicuously consume." So, in the eyes of the society I live in, I do not exist.

Of course invisibility is a fitting fate for a loser. But considering how low people will often sink in their quest to become "winners," perhaps being a loser is not so terrible after all.
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The website whatreallyhappened.com found this article that tells the truth about life in America.






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Boomer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-13-05 12:02 PM
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Democrats_win Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-13-05 12:17 PM
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