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To: paltz
This article looks like it was written about a big chunk of my tenants.

Its weird seeing some of these really rich kids dressed like slobs and acting like they are poor while having absolutly no idea what poor is and having a disconnect while being ashamed of themselves.

These guys are also the typical jerks you'll meet in a bar, who are very quick to turn into snobs and show a sense of entitlement very fast (0-60, 2 seconds) when they don't get their way.

Yet, they want to try and play pretend and act according to what they believe the working class is only with "enlightenment", the arrogance they have is disgusting.

I know I shouldn't complain since so many folks like this are my tenants, but the attitude is revolting.

19 posted on 01/09/2006 5:39:07 PM PST by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: Sonny M

Maine is trust-fund baby haven. Ever since I moved here in 70 have I run into kids funded by Mom and Dad. Hippies on up.


32 posted on 01/09/2006 6:19:41 PM PST by Chickensoup (The water in the pot is getting warmer, froggies.The water in the pot is getting warmer, froggies.)
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To: Sonny M

"Its weird seeing some of these really rich kids dressed like slobs and acting like they are poor while having absolutly no idea what poor is and having a disconnect while being ashamed of themselves."


The French call it "nostalgie de la boue," literally nostalgia for the mud -- in other words, a simpler life that seems less corrupt.

The naivete probably stems from boredom -- that somehow struggling for your daily bread and agonizing over the rent & electricity ennobles you. I should think that having wealth, spending it wisely and doling it out for charitable purposes would be just as ennobling.


47 posted on 01/10/2006 1:05:29 AM PST by MoochPooch (A righteous person worries about his or her behavior, an extremist about everyone else's.)
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