Scenes from ‘Scenes From A Recession’

[catsidhe]

@ The Poor Man:

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Things are tough all over, it would appear, though perhaps some have it tougher than others. Who are we to judge? As Christopher said:

Somehow it’s always reasonable to hurt the poor as a way to make them shape up. Tougher bankruptcy laws, welfare reform, it’s all good social engineering.

But if you talk about hurting the rich to make them reform, it’s terrible. Taking money away from a guy with plenty more to spare is worse then taking money away from a person with none left.

Have I mentioned “fuck them”? Have I? I only ask because fuck them.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_zombiemonkey/]

Why did we get rid of Marxism again? The reasoning, no doubt profound and legitimate, escapes me now...

[catsidhe.livejournal.com]

“Ave bossa nova similis bossa seneca” sums it up, I think.

Marxism is, in its pure form, has some quite nice theories, with only one major flaw: for Marxism to work, it would require human nature to be completely other than it has been experienced to be.

Or in other words: if people weren't tribalistic, hierarchical, pack-hunting arseholes, then Marxism might work. But then, if this were so, then Marxism wouldn't be needed.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_zombiemonkey/]

Oh yes, that was it. It's all flooding back now. I think we should pay ourselves a 6 million dollar bonus out of everyone else's money for clearing that up...

[sjl.livejournal.com]

Toss me, oh, around $400,000 out of that sum, and I'll happily vote yes on that proposition.

[catsidhe.livejournal.com]

BUT YOU HAVE TO VOTE YES THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE HUMANITY AND FLOWERS AND PUPPIES IS TO GIVE ME ALL YOUR LOTS OF MONEY!!!

[sjl.livejournal.com]

I'm allergic to puppies¹, and why do I care about the dead sexual organs of a plant, anyway?

1. Not really.

[taavi.livejournal.com]

Because Lenin crossbred it with Nietzsche and the resulting monstrous spawn ate half of Europe.