Why don't more people complain about the inequalities in American Life?
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because as long as the so-called middle class is judgemental, fat, happy, uneducated, and unmotivated they don't care about anyone else's plight\n\n\n\nThe "we are not all equals" argument is specious to me.  The constitution was written with the idea that everyone, despite class, religion, landowner, etc is EQUAL before the eyes of the law oh, except blacks, and oh yeah, women...LOL\nBut indeed EQUALITY is what the american policital system strives for.  Frequently in law enforcement, hiring practices, access to healthcare, etc the equality of individuals is overlooked.  That's why each american should be politically active to eliminate the individual and institutional biases which prevent someone from being treated as EQUAL based on a little thing like gender or class...
424901
people from other nations, especially 3rd world countries find freedoms they don't enjoy at home in the US, such as religious and caste system types of situations, poor stay poor, also alot of opportunity for sucess here
903283
Many people are prejudiced against people they perceive to be poor. At least you got to see how it feels to be on the receiving end of that, and hopefully you will help and be friends with those who are deserving instead of blaming them for their circumstances. No disrespect meant by my comment--we all learn something new (hopefully) every day.
1010693
Well now let's see.  Plight is an interesting word.  Like the American middle class is somehow poor or oppressed.  Your typical American middle class person potentially has their own house... almost certainly their own car... access to 3 square meals a day, and reasonable opportunity for betterment through education and hard work.\n\nI think other people are envious of the middle class American.  That's why they come here.  From all over the world.
639130
It say its the society. People in developed areas are alot different and dont seem as happy as people in underdeveloped areas in life in general. Rude, cheating, cunning thats the trap of the city life. It will swallow you and spit you out. Hence this is what we end up with today. Eg no family time spent together which results in people cheating and fighting with their parters and family memebers... I can be bothered to talk about it as it is a rather depresing subject. All I know is that Id rather live in the old days where you didnt have these problems as often.
576192
It occurs to me that there are DAMN few people in America that are not decended from immigrants. If we had a bunch of illegal white people living and working in the USA, no one would be upset about it.
567348
I don't disagree with you that obviously we have a socioeconomic gap that goes across the races.  However, because race has been a very sensitive issue in this country, even after the abolition of slavery, it is a problem that we have to deal with.  Also, to some extent, there IS a correlation between race and socioeconomic status, as on the whole, White people are still considerably better off than their Black, Latino, and Native American counterparts.  So affirmative action is supposed to not only create a more balance playing field, but also bring about more diversity in the workplace and schools.
651270
depends on the tribe. most native american tribes have no word for it. they have no words for anything that suggest inequality, as it was a concept that was alien to them.
543267
Its the American way. We need someone to blame for everything. Its easier to point the blame at one person rather than find fault with the structure of society or anything that can't exactly be punished. Is this fair or right? No. Will it continue? I'm afraid so...
1185719
Economic disparity. In any society, where there is a large portion of poor people, the people in those "economic casts" are more likely to commit crimes of opportunity (drug dealing, petty theft, robber, auto theft, etc). Unfortunately, many African Americans fall in these poor economic casts. Its not a race issue, and if you were able to find reliable data, I'm sure you'd find that all people in an economic cast regardless of race, are prone to commit the same behaviors, whether that is crime, polygamy, stock trading, etc.
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Well a democracy of course. But more specifically, Norway. There is not a huge  gap between the people at the top and those at the bottom. They take care of their own. Everyone has health coverage, and if someone has a condition that requires staying in a warm climate the  government picks up the bill. 26.2% of American children live below the poverty level. In Norway it is less than 4%. The difference between what CEOs earn and what the average worker earns is nowhere near what it is in the US. Taxes are higher, but people don't seem to mind the trade off.
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By and large, privilege is only recognized by those who do NOT have it. The term "privilege" refers to the cultural assumption of normative standards. The average American is assumed to be white, heterosexual and male (never mind that the majority are female). Therefore these populations function in life with an easier acceptance in most circumstances. The fact that blacks must function higher than whites to achieve the same positions of employment is not recognized by most white people. Similarly for openly gay people and for women.\n\nThis sociological term is poorly understood and not in the cultural parlance among most people. I'm glad you asked the question, but I don't think you'll get many meaningful answers unless someone else has studied the concept in college or graduate school.
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Your english is fine. Far better than my spanish.\n\nYes, racism and ignorance is a problem in most countries in the world, including the US.\n\nIs it worse there than others? I don't know, I'm Canadian.\n\nI suspect the problem is more of one of distribution of wealth than simply race. It is a sad truth that even in a world with no racism, its easier for the poor to stay poor and the rich richer. Say you have 3000,000 people who used to be slaves and you free them but give them no money whatsoever. Even if the world is not racist, how likely is it that many generations later those peope are still poorer than those who actually were not put in the said situation? Once you factor in racism, the situation gets worse but, well you know.\n\nObviously there is racism in the US. Is it really the only problem that causes the symptoms one sees? I wonder. If only the world could be a simple place but it isn't. It is not black and white but more grey.
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Actually it is a lot less than it used to be. I am 58 and I remember segregation and white people talking about Negroes and "colored people" in a derogatory way. Today a lot of those same groups of people have black friends or work with black people and there is a lot less of that than there used to be. Yes, there are people, usually of a lower socioeconomic class who are still acting that way because they see educated black people getting better jobs than they do and don't want to admit it is because that person is smarter and better educated and they want to bring them below them so they have someone to look down on. They don't want to admit that the problem is themselves.
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Haha no they don't, and even if you showed them proof they wouldnt believe it.  They would just blame the person and say it's their fault for being born poor, not working hard enough, whatever.\n\nEdit- Some of the answers on here are unbelievable.  "Educate yourself"  "We are as strong as men and can get a great job if need be"  Educate yourself?  Have any of these people been to the hood lately?  Or to a rural school?  Kids from there don't get coaching to take the SATs, their test scores arent as high as the kids of these parents on here...if they go to a college where SATs arent accepted then they are bringing down the quality of education...plus if you take out a loan you have to pay it back for the rest of your life at mafia interest rates...hard to deal with when the price of gas is what it is and everything going up but our salaries...People on here dont' seem to realize that the cost of welfare is MINIMAL compared to what we are paying for our MILITARY.  I wish people would WAKE UP.  If we cut that budget in half we would have money for schools to make them better, smaller classrooms, better teachers...safer playgrounds and neighborhoods...maybe we could take care of the ignorance and we wont have some baby's mamas with three kids by the time they are 21...let some of the SNOBS walk in their shoes for awhile, with little opportunity to get out of the cycle they are in...no, they would just rather complain and *****about people who dont' know any better anyway.  JERKS!!!
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no you are not. The United States is a great place. People who do nothing are irritating.  I think it is wonderful that you have worked hard and made it. You have made a better life for yourself.  You know the value of hard work. Yes, taking care of 3 or 4 children is hard work, but those that get themselves into that mess only have themselves to blame.  It does not sound like you are necessarily mad at just your people. It sounds like you are mad at all the deadbeats who sit around and just collect welfare.  That is not letting your people down. That is being a hard working American.
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No, actually I think most people aren't educated in understanding how the system works, so they blindly blame "The Government", and when talking about business, "The MAN", and then blame others for their own lack of ethics and effort.  I've worked with a number of government officials, and usually they're surprised more people don't run for office, though they understand some of the reluctance because of the ignorant complaining people have about public officials while the complainers sit on their couches eating junk food and mistaking the local news for reality.\n\nNo, the system still works.  It's our schools that need to do a better job with the ignorant few who feel they know better than people who've served their country most of their lives.