One of America’s greatest dangers, in addition to racism and extremism is a toxic belief system that underlies it.
Entitlement.
Entitlement.
Some people believe that because their ancestors immigrated to this country before mine were kidnapped and brought here makes them “more American” than me.
Others (case in point, the Trump family), came later than my family but believe they’re superior anyway.
Others (case in point, the Trump family), came later than my family but believe they’re superior anyway.
Some people make it a point to scream out in public that Washington DC is “MY Capitol” and that “Congress works for ME!”
But it goes over their heads that it’s everybody else’s Capitol too and that Congress is supposed to work for all of us.
But it goes over their heads that it’s everybody else’s Capitol too and that Congress is supposed to work for all of us.
People think that if, when the vote are tallied, most of the people didn’t vote the same way that they did, something must have gone wrong. It can’t be right. Because, they say, the “REAL Americans” are the ones who agree with them.
People stick their chest out and saying that Trump is the choice of (raises voice) “74 MILLION AMERICANS.”
But they ignore the fact that Biden got the vote of 81 Million Americans. What matters to them is what THEY wanted. Which, naturally, is more important than what we wanted.
But they ignore the fact that Biden got the vote of 81 Million Americans. What matters to them is what THEY wanted. Which, naturally, is more important than what we wanted.
People thought that they were entitled to trespass into the US Capitol during a full session in which everybody was there. And some were surprised and even outraged when they were tear gassed or shot. Which most of us would accept as a definite outcome. But they’re special.
The entitled people who they’ve been listening to, such as @TuckerCarlson and @ainsleyearhardt sympathize with them, reminding us that they’re angry or frustrated.
We’re ALL angry and frustrated. But the rest of us don’t feel like we own the world and rules don’t apply to us.
We’re ALL angry and frustrated. But the rest of us don’t feel like we own the world and rules don’t apply to us.
When we use the word “entitlement,” we often think about young people who think that the world owes the something.
What this election and its aftermath have shown us is that entitlement has nothing to do with age.
What this election and its aftermath have shown us is that entitlement has nothing to do with age.
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