I grew up in poverty with very little. My dad worked his ass off to put food on the table and to keep a roof over my family's head. I have been without, I have seen the reality of what being on the bottom, in the lowest class is. I didn't have a rich daddy to borrow a 'small loan' of a million dollars from. I worked my ass off, the first person in my family, and I'm not just talking in my nuclear family, I'm talking extended family, generations, to even go to college. And, yes, I graduated, and I fucking earned it. I'm not saying this world owes me a damned thing, it doesnt. I'm saying I came from the bottom to get where I am, and I haven't forgotten it. I know there are millions of people who have been or who are going through similar adversities, and that doesn't make them less than people like Trump. Because I have had some success in my life doesn't make me better then anyone who hasn't. If I ever did run for office, at least I, unlike most of those who hold seats, I could actually be representative of the American people, as I have actually experienced what most Americans experience. Hardships, difficult choices between paying bills and putting food on the table. I understand the conditions, and can therefore understand the need. Trump and most of the people who have been president or held other offices never even glimpsed poverty, never glimpsed the life of the majority of Americans.
I thought it was funny as hell...especially Tom Waits as Dracula's groupie.....he did insult you though so I'll apologize for Rasta but he did insult only people who've repeatedly insulted him...
If you got a small loan of 1,000 and turned it into a million dollars, you would be at the same level as Trump. As for me, I lived without too. I think your post was petty. I can name my misfortunes too. Let's see... 1.) I had a brother that was a crack addict and died from his illness at age 37. 2.) our family went bankrupt twice and we lived in a 2 bedroom apartment in Clackamas with a family of 5. 3.) My father died early and i was forced to give up my dream of music and art to run the family business, having to litigate the vultures that tried to take my family's business away from us. 4.) my son is currently in a drug rehabilitation program and tried to commit suicide. I voted Trump and I had it bad just like you. Don't give me this woah is me shit that you've been through some shit therefor you are the moral compass of politics. Fuck off
Here's the view from this uneducated white boy's neighborhood of half a million dollar houses. Derpy derp. Me dumb. The dumbest part about buying this house was that it was brand new. You don't get as much square footage per dollar but we made a conscious decision because you only live once.
Really! You like to hide in the weeds when you insult people I see. Do you ever think you will grow out of this weakness? PS No ex-wife here.
Pretty much this. Chris, I grew up in very ugly poverty in the Bay Area to cocaine-addicted parents in a one-bedroom apartment surrounded by coke-heads. Both parents were alcoholics as well. In my 20s, I lived in poverty on a side of town where it was routine to find needles on the ground outside the house I lived in. Which was falling apart, by the way. I slept in my car on job sites while working as both an armed and unarmed officer for several security companies because my boss would have fired me if I left the site. And I made only $10.32 and hour. We all have sob stories, and trust me: I could go on and on with mine. You're not gonna win my pity with yours. Be proud of yourself for your accomplishments. You certainly have my respect for that. But don't label those who aren't you as uneducated. You are NOT superior to me. I voted for Trump. And your arrogance is half the reason why.
Prioritize things how you want. Living on the ocean could be worth it for some. Buying a 600000 dollar house in old Methland, errr Portland built in 1920 ain't my style. Whatever floats people's boats.
