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Bjorn Against

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5. I am glad that at least a few rich people acknowledge income inequality
Sun Mar 10, 2013, 07:38 PM
Mar 2013

Gore is not perfect, far from it in fact, but at least he can recognize his own privilege and acknowledge that something needs to be done about inequality.

Gore has access to a microphone because of his wealth and privilege, those of us without money and power don't have access to that microphone so we don't have a voice. That is why we need wealthy people like Gore that will acknowledge the struggles faced by those of us without access to huge piles of cash. It certainly shows major problems with the system when the working class has to depend on a multi-millionaire to get their message out, but that is the system we live in and I would rather have Gore speaking out on inequality than no one at all. There are no working class people given a voice in our media, only rich people tend to be given a voice and that is the real problem not Al Gore.

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Being rich doesn't make him wrong. dawg Mar 2013 #1
No, being wrong makes him rich. And that is because he knows there are no consequences Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #21
who is lecturing you on what? eom arely staircase Mar 2013 #2
Why do you feel "lectured" to? MH1 Mar 2013 #3
Money allows for a big voice and a large audience bhikkhu Mar 2013 #4
Time was theKed Mar 2013 #15
I am glad that at least a few rich people acknowledge income inequality Bjorn Against Mar 2013 #5
i hate this stupid shit that dumbasses always bring up JI7 Mar 2013 #6
He does a lot more good than Romney riverbendviewgal Mar 2013 #7
notice the poster is not actually participating in discussion. MH1 Mar 2013 #20
ben myers...nt SidDithers Mar 2013 #8
Do you disagree with him? gollygee Mar 2013 #9
maybe he should be like romney attacking anyone who has less JI7 Mar 2013 #11
I actually understand the feeling that he's being a bit hypocritical.... YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #10
how is he hypocritical ? he never said people can't make a lot of money JI7 Mar 2013 #12
True. YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #13
sorry but that's everything the right wing say about him JI7 Mar 2013 #17
Agreed on all counts... YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #19
How so? hfojvt Mar 2013 #24
he is trying to change the laws, that's why he is speaking about what he is JI7 Mar 2013 #25
When you consider his aggressive support of "free trade" Union Scribe Mar 2013 #27
Why is it hypocritical gollygee Mar 2013 #14
I agree... YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #16
+1 TDale313 Mar 2013 #26
From your lips to God/dess' ear 99th_Monkey Mar 2013 #18
You made it to 149 posts congrats. Kalidurga Mar 2013 #22
How come you abandoned your OP?? Angry Dragon Mar 2013 #23
it's a troll tactic Skittles Mar 2013 #28
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