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In reply to the discussion: Oprah Winfrey 'was victim of racism' in Switzerland [View all]pipi_k
(21,020 posts)hon?
I'm not jealous of anyone.
I've always felt kind of sorry for people who can buy whatever the hell they want. How sad that they have nothing to dream about.
Because, you know, that's half the fun of it all. Dreaming. Once you have it all, you're left with, "Is that all there is?"
And how utterly sad is it to have so much that one is in fear of it all being lost or taken away someday?
As far as "learning something" from a "Post #138 by iemitsu", I'm sorry, but I couldn't find any such thing.
If, however, you mean post 144 in which this person knows for a FACT that Donald Trump would be welcomed in any shop in Switzerland because he's white, I disagree. Mr Trump would likely be dressed in a suit and tie. He would probably exude wealth, his bad hair aside.
AND...
He's a man. I can imagine him going over and taking the purse down himself. I can imagine him standing there ranting about how rich he is, and how he could probably buy the entire country of Switzerland.
But that was not my point.
My point is that this country faces more serious cases of racism than the one Ms Winfrey did, or did not, face in that shop.
She thinks it was "racism". It could have been any of four or five other possible reasons.
People in this country can't get what they need because of racism.
Poor Oprah couldn't get what she wanted. Big difference there.