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You are basically only proving my point even more.  Yes, lots of people came from horrible backgrounds but were able to pull themselves up and succeed.  Those models exist everywhere.  It's not that they aren't around or aren't seen, and aren't everywhere in society modeling already, because they are.

But it does no good as long as there is a culture that views those who did try, who did work hard as lackeys.  And as long as there is a critical mass of people who don't want to open their eyes, who are ingrained in ideas of entitlement, who have ideas that school and work is enslavement to the man, that others who did fight, struggle and sacrifice to get where they are in life "had it handed to them" and all of the other nonsense that one will frequently hear in some of these communities - that's not going to change.

Again, I will throw this out there knowing people hate hearing it - compare the typical latino immigrant.  Dirt poor, poorly educated himself, but working his ass off and making sure his kid seizes opportunity.  He certainly didn't come from any background of wealth, privilege or education - and in fact probably came from worse circumstances than most inner city FARMS kids.  But the difference is cultural, that they see the opportunity, whereas those who grew up right in the midst of opportunity take things for granted and are completely ignorant to it.  People hate hearing it because the truth hurts.  It's a fundamental cultural issue and it needs to be dealt with.  And as long as people keep dancing around it and keep making excuses, nothing will ever change.

Consider that I'm cynical to what you have to say because, coming from a low income single parent home with alcoholism and bipolarism and other issues, I've lived this - so don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about - and I've already heard way more than enough of this stuff from everyone else over the past several decades to know what I'm talking about.  I don't *care* if it offends somebody's sensibilities to hear this.  Fine, be offended, but get over it, deal with the truth, and finally move on to a more successful and prosperous future.  Don't sit there perpetually wallowing in indulgent self-deceptions whining about your poor fate expecting everyone else to solve your problems for you.  Nobody solved my problems for me.  I had to do it myself.  No reason anyone else can't.[/quote]

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