Hi Slim and y'all,
I agree, Slim. I didn't take the reference to these people any other way than was "evident" on the news.
Black, white, yellow, green. Makes no difference. A person who is government dependent is a person that is most often dissatisfied, impatient and unwilling to help not only themselves, but each other at any point in their lives, but is especially evident in a time of crisis.
And not all people who are being supported by the government have a "gimmie" attitude in hard times beyond their normal existence. Sometimes, for a few, it is a crisis which wakes them up to the possibilities in life. That they can pull themselves up. That they can help another.
But many have the concept of entitlement so ingrained that they feel they have a right to have all parts of their needs and wants fulfullied by the rest of society. Sad state of affairs this is.
This is more true in various areas than others. For instance, many years ago following the last great earthquake in San Francisco and in particular, Oakland where the population is largely black, people of all races pitched in at once to make sure other peoples' needs had been met. This type of list goes on back through to the great Chicago fire.
Unfortunately, good news is rarely the topic of the news programs, other than the odd bits of stories here in the US.
When, in this terrible disaster, centralized areas treat the help they are receiving with disdain, it will make the news. Fortunately for them (the ones who are ungrateful) the help and support will continue. That an area is predominently one race or another is not relevant. It may be a fact, without being racisim.
They, the ones refusing or acting ungrateful, will be aided despite themselves. But no one is going to cook their meals and set the table for them no matter the color of their skin.
And, btw, here's my brother in-law. One of the best men I have had the privilege to know.
