Why has there been no revolution of the poor against the rich
The world has changed, people are happy and distracted by materialism, they live happily being in debt to the rich with nice cars, houses, and fancy degrees. But let's be real, thats only first world countries where the rich have rights as much as poor people do. They are allowed to be rich and not have anyone bother them.
Because middle class life isn't horrible and people have been convinced that working 40 hours for little money is fine
What would it accomplish? Poor people are poor because of their own deficiencies in skill, intelligence, talent, and ambition. Overthrowing the current social model won't make them better people. In a few years, the cream will rise to the top again, and the poor will still be poor.
Stop clinging to the myth that poor are just as capable and have just as much potential as anyone else. Everyone is not created equal. Some people will always have skills, talents, and attributes that make them superior to most. Society will always value these people, and they will always accumulate wealth as a result. Its biology, not sociology.
>>928057
If poor actually meant poor we maybe would.
>western people are too distracted by how good they have it to revolt
Every time
>>928062
well that was fucking stupid
>>928062
Oh boo-fucking-hoo. You poorfags are incredibly bad at maximizing the talents you have, but incredible skilled at coming up with excuses and blaming the world for your troubles.
If there was a job that paid you for being a sad-sack loser, you'd actually make decent bank.
What exactly are they going revolt over?
The fact that the poor chase materialism and luxury?
The fact that the poor don't value education the same way the rich do?
The fact that the poor don't invest their money like the rich do?
The fact that the poor go into debt for depreciating "assets" like cars and iphones?
The fact that the poor don't make it a priority to give their children an inherent advantage at birth like the rich do and the fact that the poor almost resent sacrificing their own children?
Muh evil bankers
Well I think they've successfully made it so that the poor people are fed and too fat to revolt. reducing their effective numbers tremendously. the agile and swift leaders of business would overtake their servile swinelings.
The owners own the means of true energy production and horde it meanwhile keeping the poor on just enough energy to survive but to tired to do anything like revolt.
And who would organize such a revolt, hm? It would have to be someone so capable that he wouldn't be poor in the first place.
>>928033
everyone is waiting for Sanders to be president, that my friend, is when we will rebel against the greedy mongolians
>>928062
I came from a shit school/area and used my resources to become better while my old friends are still being retarded and have no goals. You just need to grow up and take some responsibility for yourself. Settling for a B is stupid when you could have easily gotten an A.
>>928033
Because it's easy enough to live modestly but no one fucking does that.
Because they need them.
In the US? Previously high standard of living coupled with materialism and the idea that what worked before is working now.
As we can see there were already widespread revolts against the rich. French revolution, red revolution, etc. Even the american revolution was in a sense that.
Give it 50 years. Either we're all enslaved or we will have thrown a bunch of elites off their skyscrapers.
>>928195
Or, or, we could all just stop overspending.
Lots of people have a poor problem (and I feel bad for pregnant teenagers and morons who didn't get into a trade/go to college), but the people who work at full time for $10+ an hour are usually overspending not harmed by the rich.
>>928205
>Friend constantly complaining that she can't get ahead in life
>Smokes a pack of cigarettes a day
>She's a single mother to a complete dead beat
>Uses credit to buy the newest iphone every year.
>Financed a $1400 Macbook
>Financed a brand new car
>Is a nurse working 70 hours a week
>Got fired from her last two jobs because she couldn't find a baby sitter to watch her tazmanian devil son and all of the other sitters refuse to watch him because he's borderline dangerous for 6 year old
>Constantly saying shit about how capitalism doesn't work and hard working people like her are trapped in debt.
>Victim mentality gets so bad that I have to stop hanging out with her.
I literally know a dozen different people like this and the story barely changes. This is why the I won't even engage with the basic income and "economic justice" debate. It's nothing but consumer debt masquerading as class warfare.
>>928165
This fucker gets it. Join the frugal hordes!
Because they're fat and entertained..
>>928033
As long as a wealth gradient exists, and the possibility to advance and become rich exists, no such revolution will occur, since people perceive freedom, and a chance at equity.
When the divide and barriers get big enough the people will revolt. It has happened many times in the past.
I think if our current predicament in the USA were to get much worse, we could have a potential revolt, but thankfully Democrats will control Washington for at least the next decade and beat the fucking fatcats down.
> Making $250k+ a year
> HOW DARE YOU TAX ME AND GIVE MY MONEY TO PEOPLE WHO HAVENT "EARNED" IT
> Sits in an air conditioned office
Every fucking person should have to go through poverty for a fucking month, so they know just what it is like.
>>928094
>What exactly are they going revolt over?
>The fact that the poor chase materialism and luxury?
>The fact that the poor don't value education the same way the rich do?
>The fact that the poor don't invest their money like the rich do?
>The fact that the poor go into debt for depreciating "assets" like cars and iphones?
>The fact that the poor don't make it a priority to give their children an inherent advantage at birth like the rich do and the fact that the poor almost resent sacrificing their own children?
>Muh evil bankers
>>928094
>>928094
>The fact that the poor don't value education the same way the rich do?
Assuming you absolutely need education to get rich
>>928163
Good work lad
>>928062
just because your parents might not hold you to a high standard doesn't mean you can't do it yourself. my parents were satisfied as long as i passed, but i still always strove for top marks.
>>928292
>but thankfully Democrats will control Washington
Everyone, look at this goy and laugh
>>928292
A democrat has been president for the last 8 years.
Obama promised a whole lot but has done close to nothing.
