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SoCalNative

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3. They've been fed the lie all of their lives

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2017, 12:25 PM

May 2017

that if they just work hard, they too can achieve billionaire status.

But the only way that they will be able to achieve the status of the "nouveau riche" is to inherit it from their robber-baron families, which they do not have.

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They want what Trump has-the women, the money, the brass-plated apartment w/o having to be better [View all] kpete May 2017 OP

A manly world where you can body-shove or slam at will! leftstreet May 2017 #1

Ok, that.does it marylandblue May 2017 #2

They've been fed the lie all of their lives SoCalNative May 2017 #3

Nope-they resent those who worked hard, studied and made sacrifices to achieve something... bettyellen May 2017 #5

+1. They don't hate the wealthy, they hate the educated professional class. LiberalLoner May 2017 #7

This started in earnest under Reagan Caliman73 May 2017 #4

This is sick. alarimer May 2017 #6