“So that lazy POOR should’ve gotten a better one!”
“???”
It’s amazing how conservatives miss the point so reliably. I imagine it’s intentional for Bench Appearo, but many others are probably just genuinely that blinkered in their thinking.
Seriously, so by Ben’s argument, the best thing for poor people to do is either 1. Organize into a labor union to negotiate better wages, or 2. Use violence against the rich as a valid tactic to improve your wages.
Hard to do all those things without support. Student loans for example would allow someone to survive without a low wage job while developing more valuable skills.
What’s the conservative position on those again? Checks notes… well fuck you too!
Ben Shapiro is big on taking personal responsibility for everything. Your life, your fault. Essentially.
It’s interesting when he talks about his family background, very solidly middle class & it involved his dad playing piano at hotels, clubs for tips? Between that & his mother I guess it was enough to pay the bills.
Because they grew up during a time when you could do that, and then pulled the ladder up behind them.
My step dad bought a farm and raced Ford Broncos for fun doing odds jobs out in a farming community. You’d be lucky to have a roof over your head and 3 meals a day doing odd jobs now.
If only his sister leveraged her massive milkers in some way on OnlyFans, their entire family’s wealth would elevate even higher than what the Russians are currently paying him to spread their propaganda. /s
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This is weirdly almost a progressive mindset but somehow seems to miss the point and make it about blaming the victim.
“The problem is that the job doesn’t pay enough!”
“Yes, exactly!”
“So that lazy POOR should’ve gotten a better one!”
“???”
It’s amazing how conservatives miss the point so reliably. I imagine it’s intentional for Bench Appearo, but many others are probably just genuinely that blinkered in their thinking.
Seriously, so by Ben’s argument, the best thing for poor people to do is either 1. Organize into a labor union to negotiate better wages, or 2. Use violence against the rich as a valid tactic to improve your wages.
But conservatives HATE those two little tricks…
His advice is technically correct, but very vague & not super helpful. He says you need to:
Explore your talents, skills, strengths, etc. Identify them.
Find an outlet or a need in society that plays to your strengths, skills.
Make it pay a lot of money.
Technically not wrong. That’s all easier said than done, and it can be hard landing a job that really pays.
Hard to do all those things without support. Student loans for example would allow someone to survive without a low wage job while developing more valuable skills.
What’s the conservative position on those again? Checks notes… well fuck you too!
Find out what poor-paying job that poor person holds. Now ask yourself, “if everyone with this job were to vacate, how would that affect me?”
See? See how you can still be selfish but slightly less stupid at the same time?
It allows them to feel an increased agency
Ben Shapiro is big on taking personal responsibility for everything. Your life, your fault. Essentially.
It’s interesting when he talks about his family background, very solidly middle class & it involved his dad playing piano at hotels, clubs for tips? Between that & his mother I guess it was enough to pay the bills.
Because they grew up during a time when you could do that, and then pulled the ladder up behind them.
My step dad bought a farm and raced Ford Broncos for fun doing odds jobs out in a farming community. You’d be lucky to have a roof over your head and 3 meals a day doing odd jobs now.
If only his sister leveraged her massive milkers in some way on OnlyFans, their entire family’s wealth would elevate even higher than what the Russians are currently paying him to spread their propaganda. /s
Can we not with the sexism? Yes she’s a peice of shit but sexualizing her existence is a very sexist thing to do
Ah shit forgot the /s, it was a bad sexist joke, please accept my apologies.
It’s basically how I feel about people that complain about taxes making it so they get paid less money. Take it up with your fucking boss.