"Want to end poverty? Get a job!" A bumper-sticker that made me ashamed of myself.

I live in a small northern Minnesota town. I saw this bumper-sticker today.

Think about that sentiment for a minute. "Want to end poverty? Get a job!"

Some manly-man was ramming his enormous truck around the parking lot at the bowling alley where I was waiting to pick up my young son. He was making alot of noise, being physically intimidating and threatening.

The man made no apologies for his hatred. He got out of his truck and swaggered around and into the bowling alley. He was PROUD of his views.

I felt very ashamed. I am ashamed for forgetting who our real enemy is. Ashamed for being so devisive here on DU. I have been treating my fellow liberals (does anyone proudly claim that moniker anymore?) so poorly. I have been an ass.

I promised myself then and there that I would try my hardest to remain focused on the real issue, which is beating these hateful, hate-filled Republican scumbags back into the hole they crawled out of.

I expect this post to sink like a stone, as do all of my posts. But I wanted to post it here, to remind MYSELF that my enemy is not within my own party.

I apologise for being so mean-spirited toward people who, for the most part, want the same things out of this election as I do.

And then, while he's thinking of a clever response, kick him in the shins and run.

His other bumpersticker said "A man and his truck is a beautiful thing!"

I shit you not.

:thumbsup:

:rofl:

to compensate for my little brain and.............

and it has only on sticker on it- the Democratic Underground bumper sticker I got the last time I donated. Has made for some interesting conversations (yes, even here in Texas, people are sick of Bush).

if he ever was caught tapping his foot in the Minneapolis Airport mens room, and at what age he first started having the need to be close with other men. Do the words wide stance have a special meaning? That kind of thing always get the uber-macho Gestapo types nervous.

Its a perfect way to rid the world of surplus population.

:sarcasm:

The meaning is so ambiguous that it'll leave 'em thinking that they *must* be missing something.

"Want to end world hunger? Buy me a sandwich and then give me a job that pays!"

the site I can't say here... It has two Alpha characters like ours though... (Substitute "C" for D="D") and you will find it... Ugly is really ugly... I stated in a recent post that I had never heard of that site until about a month ago here on DU... I went there twice and that was all it took for me to understand what the Repugs are truly about... ugh.

I haven't searched my name there in awhile.

search your name.

They have nothing at all to say. I found myself quoted over there a few times, but there's no meaningful discussion whatsoever. The whole place is just "quote DU, say, 'they are crazy/dumb/etc.'".

Why are they even bothering? It's so derivative empty.

I didn't realize they found me somewhat worth repeating. Looks like it's official that I'll be on the list for the concentration camps being set up for some of us.

spent 5 minutes looking around, somehow I managed not to puke.

It just seems to me that people like you were describing fit into my lifes ambition. That has always been to rid this earth of Bullies... Hope you and yours are ok!

moments that make you look inside yourself.

enough is enough and my mother enrolled me into Karate.... I walked away with a 5th degree belt and I haven't had much of a problem with bullies since that time... Just my little bit of history. If one has the desire and the ambition it will change your life for sure.

you discribed 2/3 the State of Florida ...

the greedy Corps. Get rid of them and maybe we will have a chance.

Probably thinks people should work themselves to death with three minimum-wage McJobs and stop whining about having no health care. :eyes:

He thinks he's "in" with the rich guys.

Work hard and you too can have the Amurkan Dream.

They forget to mention that for most people there are other factors besides hard work involved. Therefore when countless people fail to achieve the dream it's chalked up to personal shortcomings.

"That's exactly it. 3 jobs, no healthcare. And this guy thinks he's one of the "chosen".

He thinks he's "in" with the rich guys."

*THAT* is how our rulers keep us from revolt!

so I may be jumping to conclusions when I say it seems like a very odd bumper sticker for an area of the state that politicians are always trying to think of ways to attract jobs to.

They have everytown and city fighting to give them tax breaks and other incentives to either get them or to keep them and I'm not just talking sports teams here, which is btw are nothing more than businesses too. See, it isn't just about keeping wages to slave labor as they have all levels of government kissing their asses. Simply put, it's fascism.

The gas tank.

I've seen around Raleigh, NC.

Don't beat yourself up! Save it for the Rs. :-)

We all need to follow your new lead and be good to one another.

I just need to remind myself to be a human being and to grow up.

and it lasts for about 10 minutes.

we lose it at times, but it eventually hits us in the head like "wow, I could have had a V8!" :D

I have similar epiphanies from time to time. I have been trying to be positive and non-partisan here lately to help lift the mood, so your story hit home with me - thanks for sharing it with us!

From a proud fellow LIBERAL! B-) Welcome back... :thumbsup:

:rofl:

I'd also bet that he's not making it on his own and he thinks the problem is the poor people on assistance using his tax money rather than the current administration's wildly successful program of shifting the tax burden downward.

How do we KNOW he was making it on his own? How do we KNOW that it wasn't his DADDY'S truck because he's too lame to own such an eye catcher himself and he doesn't want to be caught dead at the bowling alley in his shitbox Pinto?

We don't care about the bumpersticker, we care about the sentiment it implies. Sorry it was too subtle for you.

You said "IT IS VERY EASY TO BITCH, COMPLAIN AND PROTEST BUT NOBODY WILL DO ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT ABOUT THE 6 OR 8 YEAR OLD KID THAT IS RAPED OR EVEN WORSE???????? WHY IS EVERYONE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR FORGETINGING ABOUT THAT"

Is it a special time of year that I didn't know about? Is there something that you are doing with a young child that you need to get off your chest? I'm confused by your statement.

I assure you, I don't own a trucdk nor am I FORGETINGING about anything at this time of the year.

Thanks for your concern though.

Disclaimer..I drive a truck, too.

Oohhh....what is your sig pic? Gives me the creeps.

:rofl: Sort of a mirror for the previous poster. :hi:

maybe he stole the truck :shrug:

Do you like pizza? Good.

10 yard penalty.

keep it up and you'll get thrown out of the game completely.

:eyes:

Clearly, you have no concerns about the 7 YEAR OLD KID THAT IS RAPED OR EVEN WORSE.

I think 'ole Filo is trying to testify about something ... anything that specific has to be a cry for help, don't you think? ;)
If we listen we might be able to solve a case for some crime squad somewhere in the country.

http://www.aetv.com/intervention/

Seriously, why so much concern for only 6 and 8 year olds? ;-)

You people have no self-control at all.

...wow, just wow.

not the thousands of DU'ers who mostly believe in progress and peace, and proudly wear the moniker of Liberal. Your post is beautiful, thank you for putting good vibes out here. I don't know you, but I doubt if you are as bad as you thought. Peace.

:hug:

That was a popular one in the 1970's as a backlash against the Great Society programs.

so a message like this DOESN'T sink.

you know the real issue.

All change comes from within. You're on the path to enlightenment. It starts with you.

and that includes me, and i thank you for that.
peace
dp

Probably a Limbaugh fan too; another fat conservative who complained about "welfare bums" at the same time he took welfare himself.

only of themselves and fail to understand the bigger picture. Such a man is suffering and struggling as much as the poor person who does not know how to get out of their situation. Forgive me for bringing up the bible but Jesus said "the poor you will always have with you." Since HE said that it means that we will always be responsible for taking care of the poor. Regardless of the reason for their poverty.

always has been.
blame him for being an ignorant sot, but the rules have been set by the heavyweights. the minimum wage has been set by the heavyweights. the outsourcing, the NEED for poverty by the very few on top.

pick the right target - not this ignorant asshole that has Nothing to do with possible change. Don't get distracted.

We love ya anyway :toast:

After successfully ending the war on drugs with her "Just Say No" campaign, Nancy Reagan has turned her focus to the problem of homeless people in the U.S. Her solution? Watch for the launch of her "Just Get A House" campaign.

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They just don't get paid squat.

Even the worst democrat candidate is still better than the best republican candidate out there!

Sorry to say, but we aren't all "in this together".

Alot of people on DU have a Libertarian bent which translates into "Liberty for Me".

They get to do whatever they want without any thought or consequence as to how it might affect their neighbor. It's a fundamentally flawed philosophy to the core.

Gets his house foreclosed upon and his precious truck repossessed. Me thinks he will be ashamed of himself as well.

The 'illegals', the liberals, the women who take jobs away from men (yes, I've heard this one a few times)...anybody but his fearless leaders and the voices on the radio telling him how his problems aren't his fault.

by telling the masses that the problems *WERE* their fault. Only a rather small and intellectually advanced percentage of any part of any population anywhere can even start to think about accepting responsibility for their actions in any terms beyond the immediate avoidance of hunger or pain. Every entity that has gained or kept power over a mass of people has always needed the 'other'.

corporate welfare going.

All anyone ever talks here is the end of time and how evil sex for pleasure is.

It's the part where he says something to the effect of, "Damn them. Damn them all to hell. They went and did it." The quotes are loose as I don't recall it exactly, but you get the point I hope because they all had that sex for pleasure. Funny as they are supporting a chimp now aren't they?
If they fear revelation it's because they're going to hell and they know it

I recently saw a bumper sticker that said, "Bomb Iran before Iran bombs US"


I actually sped up so that I could see what a person who puts such a hateful message on his car looked like, I was so astonished. I doubt you could have picked him out in a crowd although I fully expected him to be covered with some sort of horrible mind-eating fungus to explain such a sentiment.

Thanks for the reminder - it's that mindset we have to fight.

Let's remember who the enemy is.

:applause: :grouphug:

"treating my fellow liberals so poorly" is probably why those other posts sank like stones. I prefer the positive threads. Good for you.

one day, in the too soon future, dolts like that will feel the pain.

It said, "Grow your own dope. Plant a Bush."

I'd say; "Where do you expect people to find a job...India? China? You sure as hell won't find any here!

Cognitive dissonance run amok.

if you have enough jobs at minimum wage you can end your own poverty...LOL

You won't have time to go home (and probably couldn't afford rent as well as the transportation costs to the 5 part time jobs at assorted wallymarts & Micky D's).

For what it's worth.

He thinks he's one of the "elite" and he can look down his nose at minorities, the homeless, unemployed, elderly etc. But unless he bought that big ass pick em up with his trust fund or dividends from his stock portfolio, he's just one of the shitbirds like everyone else. And he stands a pretty good chance of having his job packing widgets down at the factory sent to asia in the next few years then he'll be unemployed too. And they'll come and take his big truck away from him.

Then all he'll have is his tiny dick.

And how right you are! :thumbsup:

Standing in line marking time--
Waiting for the welfare dime
cause they cant buy a job
The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old ladies eyes
Just for fun he says get a job

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/bruce+hornsby/the+way+it+is_20024963.html

Thanks for posting :hi:

while we bare our knuckles and fight about the things that matter within our
own party.

At least we are not like the fucking BORG... you remember... that mindless hive of robot-like, ant-like beings that moved forward to accomplish tasks as though driven by some dominant power from above. Or Below...

Do you remember the Borg? It was depicted as one of the Startrek characters... actually a large group of
ant-like, soldier-like enemies of creativity, justice and sanity?

The Repugs, its party, and its member of Congress are like the mindless, souless Borg. They almost never disagree with each other, they just move in unison like zombies.

We however, have minds, souls and knuckles. And we believe in dissent. Yes. We are not always polite.
We can learn to be more polite.

But at least we know the value of dissent.

Maybe you can teach us manners.

And remember that we can't let these people win ever again.