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IronLionZion

(46,968 posts)
19. Life kicks a lot of people down
Sat Apr 15, 2017, 12:56 PM
Apr 2017

Some of us kick back.

White people can't handle the racial discrimination I've faced. Constantly being told you don't deserve to work with Americans in good stable jobs with benefits. You're not entitled to anything, not even to apply for such jobs. You don't get to interview and you're stupid for even asking about it. Learn your place and not be so uppity. Good stuff is for other people, not you. I've heard this my entire life. You probably heard something different in your life.

So when I see able bodied white males who don't look too disabled to me, not even apply for jobs. Don't move. Don't take advantage of community job training resources. Don't read books to self train. Don't really want it enough. And claim that they can't find jobs. It's too difficult. And they don't have the blatant discrimination I have.

Then maybe immigrants stealing jobs are not the problem.

To be absolutely clear, I'm ONLY talking about the ones with negative attitudes who are lying to themselves and to the claims administrators. This should not be encouraged. I have NO ISSUE at all with people who really are disabled and need benefits for the necessities of life. I'm still a liberal.

I'll admit I'm opportunistic. Even though I despise that orange racist troll in the white house and everything he stands for. You best believe that when that shithead won the election I started applying for jobs in fields that will do well when Republicans are in charge. Just like I worked in healthcare/benefits fields when Obama was in charge. I don't care what anyone thinks of me. I still want everyone to have universal single payer health care. If I don't get lynched or deported, then maybe I might like to see what's good with these tax cuts.

"No one really knows why" seems to be Maine's state motto ck4829 Apr 2017 #1
Haha! cheapdate Apr 2017 #30
Also . . . OldRedneck Apr 2017 #2
I don't think so.. whathehell Apr 2017 #5
Probably not, based on the video. wildeyed Apr 2017 #13
Trump and LePage will make this a nation-wide problem IronLionZion Apr 2017 #3
Did you watch the video? whathehell Apr 2017 #6
Many immigrants manage to work without getting disability IronLionZion Apr 2017 #8
And why have millions more gone on disability over the past few years? 7962 Apr 2017 #9
Um, they can't find a job? whathehell Apr 2017 #16
Not finding a job doesnt qualify you for disability. Being DISABLED does. 7962 Apr 2017 #20
No shit, but it CAN make one desperate.. whathehell Apr 2017 #22
I'm impressed that you're able to know my "life experience" by 2 comments 7962 Apr 2017 #23
I never claimed to."know" it, I only said that's what it sounded like.. whathehell Apr 2017 #25
I didn't see anything about his being an immigrant, whathehell Apr 2017 #15
Me neither IronLionZion Apr 2017 #17
Um, the only thing I didn't "understand" was your mention of "being the only US citizen whathehell Apr 2017 #18
Life kicks a lot of people down IronLionZion Apr 2017 #19
"Some of us kick back". There ya go. Good way to look at it 7962 Apr 2017 #21
Some are able to kick back, at least for awhile, whathehell Apr 2017 #24
We're probably not that far apart in our views IronLionZion Apr 2017 #26
No, I don't think so, and I'm glad.. whathehell Apr 2017 #28
I'm 34 IronLionZion Apr 2017 #29
Ok, you're a young dude.. whathehell Apr 2017 #31
I grew up in rural western PA IronLionZion Apr 2017 #32
Interesting. whathehell Apr 2017 #34
You're right janterry Apr 2017 #33
Mind Your Own Business modrepub Apr 2017 #4
A little off the mark Boomer Apr 2017 #7
Twitch alanbudda Apr 2017 #12
If you started looking for work during the great recession greymattermom Apr 2017 #10
Also Bear Creek Apr 2017 #14
Terrible story...I'd be mad as hell if that happened whathehell Apr 2017 #27
Lumberjack woodchip diet bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #11
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