How Privileged Are You?

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83. I can explain it with a story from the Soviet Union

It was a hard winter even by Russian standards.

As usual there was a long line outside of the tiny bakery, with hundreds of heavily bundled people shivering in the snow, patiently waiting for a chance to get a small loaf of bread.

The baker opened the door a crack, and shouted out "Bread is running low. All Jews must get out of line and go home." Several Jews left the line.

A while later, the baker opened the door again and shouted "Supplies are getting shorter. All who are not members of the Party must get out of line and go home." About half the remaining people left.

After what seemed like an eternity, the baker once again opened the door and called out "Bread is almost gone! All who are not Politburo members or senior military officers must get out of line and go home." All but a handful of men left the line.

Snow continued to fall. The desperate men stomped their feet in an effort to keep warm.

Finally the baker opened the door again and said in a sad voice "I'm sorry, all bread is gone. Everyone must go home now." He shut the door and bolted it.

A senior Politburo member turned to the others and said "Isn't it disgusting how the Jews always get preferential treatment?"