This existed before R. Reagan was in the WH, while he was in the WH and continuously until today and beyond.
There is nothing the matter with the truth. Those who have been intimidated by the politically correct ignorant should bravely show an iota of integrity.
There are way too many Americans afraid to simply tell the truth. That is wrong. Those causing this travesty must be ignored not feared.
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[quote] As Ronald Reagan and other politicians ginned up anti-government and anti-poor resentment in the 1970s and ’80s, the welfare queen stood in for the idea that black people were too lazy to work, instead relying on public benefits to get by, paid for by the rest of us upstanding citizens. She was promiscuous, having as many children as possible in order to beef up her benefit take. It was always a myth—white people have always made up the majority of those receiving government checks, and if anything, benefits are too miserly, not too lavish. But it was a potent stereotype, which helped fuel a crackdown on the poor and a huge reduction in their benefits, and it remains powerful today. [/quote]
You should really look at society more critically and not reproduce this age old myth. People like you were made to believe that anyone who owns capital and wealth earned it through hard work and that societies weakest are just leeching off others because they are lazy.
You don't have truth on your side only propaganda and hatred against poor people.
@Gloomy Yeah...a lot of people worked hard to get what they have....I certainly did. But when you do that, it's easy to forget that there were a whole lot of people who worked just as hard and didn't get what I got....either because of race, sexual orientation, gender, etc OR because I just got lucky....at least in that sense. But....I'll end it all fairly soon anyway, so who cares what I say.....
