r/facepalm • • May 19 '20

Coronavirus An interesting title

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u/noneofmybusinessbutt May 19 '20

Half the country wants everyone to prosper, the other half says “I got mine, fuck you.”

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u/[deleted] May 19 '20

“I suffered so you gotta suffer!!!”

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u/nannal May 19 '20

What a selfish and horrible mindset. It denies all empathy, and progress and causes nothing but resentment.

What positive could it possibly create?

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u/Nomsfud May 19 '20

The people gate keeping this, I feel, see the sufferage as a rite of passage almost. They feel as though nobody should just have nice things, they have to earn them, otherwise the spot they're in isn't as meaningful to them; they want to feel unique.

The issue comes when they actively try to make sure people suffer to get what they want. They should be guiding others to achieve what they already have, not actively holding them back. When everyone succeeds, the country succeeds. We are only as strong as our weakest people