Posted by Gabbix2 on December 3, 2005, at 0:45:16
In reply to Re: just one more... » AuntieMel, posted by Dinah on December 2, 2005, at 12:15:18
Generalizations, assumptions, stereotypes..
It's not okay to generalize about the poor, or people on disability because you don't know their situation, and you don't know what they are up against.
Generalizations about people who have not labelled themselves by belief, or title, cannot be accurate, and they are often prejudice.
IT's no different when making generalizations about the RICH about Americans, about business owners, you cannot KNOW.. and why the H*ll is it the U.S businesses here being attacked?
What does small business have to do with U.S policy.
The only way this type of *argument* could have any credibility if every small business in every country every where was evaluated and then perhaps some sort of comparison could be made. Though I'd guess the amount of small business owners who mistreat employees and those who take advantage would come up pretty much even.
As would the amount of relatively rich people who don't use their money to better the lives of others.
Bill Gates works on the "Give a man a fish he eats for a day" principal.
He has funded eductation, made sure libraries have books, and all students have access to computers, he makes the money he donates continue to work
And another thing that completely galls me is that these sweeping generalizations are done under the guise of desiring fairness and equality.
And guess what? Sweeping GENERALIZATIONS aren't fair, and the people being criticized and stereotyped are not being treated as equals.I don't see any consistancy here at all.
All I see is something that seems far more personal than political.
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