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[–]DaCeph 171 points172 points ago

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*Oblivion

[–]Elquinis 81 points82 points ago

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Careful, Bethesda might sue you now.

[–][deleted] 85 points86 points ago

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Oblivious The Elbow Scrawls

[–]OverlordSoS 9 points10 points ago

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I am not mojang, I am the 99%

[–]breachgnome 24 points25 points ago

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No, he's right. Once you get so many downvotes, you no longer know your asshole from your elbow.

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points ago

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Ever tried fucking an elbow?

[–]KingR3aper 27 points28 points ago

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Yes.

[–]macthecomedian 1 point2 points ago

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its a lot like getting fucked by an elbow, it hurts alot.... or at least thats what my friend says....

[–]erondites 9 points10 points ago

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Yeah, this is why I downvoted.

[–]AmIKawaiiUguuu 1 point2 points ago

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Maybe op just didn't do it on porpoise

[–]FightGar 6 points7 points ago

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No, he'll end up in r/oblivious

[–]gentlebot 126 points127 points ago

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Needs more fonts.

[–]Dialogue_Dub[!] 44 points45 points ago*

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Just because someone can open Illustrator and arrange some faces and use textures over them, doesn't mean its being effective visual communication. Proper grid structure, typeface choices, and hierarchy would make this much more effective in getting across the message.

I dislike stuff being posted looking like a photoshop/illustrator online tutorial threw up. ಠ_ಠ

Edit: These will be very helpful, even to those not in the industry. The Elements of Typographic Style

Thinking with Type

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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Sitting at home, surfing reddit, get up, scratch my butt, go to the fridge, get a beer and hot pocket, nuke the hot pocket, wonder who left the motherfucking dishwasher door open, go back to reddit, see a bunch of lazy hippies complaining about the man, click on the photo of the kitty attacking the dog ...

Life is good.

[–]dongimin2 1 point2 points ago

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80%+ of the world can't afford internet.

[–]GnomesHeartTotoro 0 points1 point ago

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I generally agree with font/photoshop issues, but I don't care here. Printing this off to have my kids read every morning... just want them to realize their place in our world is better than most.

[–]Tommer_man 4 points5 points ago

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That's the same bullshit logic people tell others when they say; "You're lucky to have a job so don't complain!" Since when do we forfeit the right to better ourselves?

[–]akrasner 394 points395 points ago

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i won't downvote, but i disagree. the 99% refers to 99% of americans. Furthermore, just because even are poorest are often better off than those in other countries, that doesn't make American poverty "okay". as Americans we have to aspire to be better in every way, every day. That's what makes our country so great.

We can't ignore the 99% in america, people who are poorly off here. People come to America to live a good life, to escape the horrors you described. These people pay taxes and work to make America a better place. America owes them the good life they deserve.

Otherwise, what's stopping the American 99% from becoming just like the rest of the world's 99%?

[–]arachnivore 29 points30 points ago

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It's not even about the "baw fest" over being poor. It's actually about the 1% usurping democracy. It doesn't matter if there are people who are worse off. This is about the degradation of our country into a ruling-class/working-class society. We want the government to serve the needs of the people. ALL the people. Not just the top 1% but the other 99% as well.

[–]uber0ne 47 points48 points ago

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I don't fit in on that chart because I don't even have a dime in this shitty motel I live in making it week to week. I don't have a bank account because I never have enough money to need one. I 'steal' internet from the neighbors. I eat 1 meal a day usually consisting of a value menu item, canned soups, and ramen. I am not doing well.

[–]ginandsoda 49 points50 points ago

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I know this is shitty but your long term health will be much better if you switch to rice, cheese, and refried beans. It's cheaper, too.

[–]Enthused_Commissar 6 points7 points ago

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No, that stuff will fill you up, but it's starchy and almost as unhealthy. Get canned string beans, carrots, some fruit, some rice, and milk. That'll be cheaper than fast food, and it'll be healthy than the food you suggested will be. In addition, tofu is probably the cheapest protein out there.

Good luck, uber0ne.

[–]LuxNocte 4 points5 points ago

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Peanut butter is probably the cheapest protein.

[–]Ididerus 1 point2 points ago

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Plumpy'Nut!

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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BUT PEOPLE IN SOMALIA ARE STARVING YOU INGRATE. /OP

[–]uber0ne 8 points9 points ago

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I'm not saying my life is absolutely horrible. I'm just saying if I can improve it to be a little better then why not? If you just lived your life without trying to improve it then you would pretty much be worthless. Why should I let banks take the money from me if it's my money? Maybe if I had more money I could help out people in Somalia unlike the banks,

[–]HashRunningRapist 4 points5 points ago

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But you can afford a computer?

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

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Yes, he can, seeing as there are free computers 24/7 on Craigslist in every major city which can certainly handle Reddit and are honestly almost a necessity for those living on low income, not to mention the many church/non-profit organizations which provide cheap/free computers which have been donated to help people living in poverty and the millions of old computers available for as little as 5$ from yardsales every single Saturday which are often of surprisingly good quality.

There is absolutely no need to be so presumptuous.

[–]jimflaigle 4 points5 points ago

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We can't ignore the 99% in america, people who are poorly off here.

TIL "ignore" means provide with free public education, protect from discrimination, provide with job training, provide with unemployment insurance, guarantee emergency medical care, provide with protection by municipal police...

[–]travistravis 1 point2 points ago

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It's ok. As long as someone is richer, we can complain, right?

[–]jimflaigle 1 point2 points ago

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On the internet, using our computers, electricity, and high speed data connections! Why won't someone think of the poor starving masses, drinking Starbucks while they play on the smart phones?!?!

[–]NULLACCOUNT 15 points16 points ago

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I am in the 20%. My parents payed for my local college degree and I've got a relatively stable (if relatively low paying) job as a programmer. I am in no position to complain, or really to offer much of an opinion.

I agree that the current political and economic system needs fundamental reforms to be sustainable. I think our downgrading from AAA to AA+ shows that. What I don't appreciate is the arguments to emotion that keep coming up. There are real, logical reasons to change the system. The fact that you are poor in america isn't one of them.

[–]Tommer_man 9 points10 points ago

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Your downgrade is not due to your system; it's due to your political culture.

If you agree that the system is causing problems then it's perfectly logical for a poor person to seek change due to their circumstance. The system influences their poverty thus they seek to change it, how does that make it an emotional issue?

[–]GreenAlbatross 5 points6 points ago

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Your parents' retirement savings were likely halved by Madoff's bilking of the 401k system. He alone cost millions of Americans huge chunks of their already meager retirement funds, and he's just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many examples of how the Corporate Elite are ruining this country for personal gain. People in America should not be forced to destitution and homelessness because they can't afford insurance or because their bank "lost" or robo-signed loan modifications and mortgage payments or because some sleazeball on Wall Street obliterated half their retirement savings. Things like this should be unacceptable...but not a single one of the responsible companies' executives is going to spend a second in prison or a penny on restitution.

[–]NULLACCOUNT 1 point2 points ago

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They weren't. My parents invested in real estate long before the crash. I agree that the people responsible for the crash should pay for it. I also think the banks should have been allowed to fail, and that they would have been best in the long term, but in the short term that would have caused even more distress, so I can see why politicians didn't want to.

[–]GreenAlbatross 1 point2 points ago

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Your parents were lucky. Mine lost a bit more than half of what they had saved. And you're right. The banks that were unstable should have been left out to die.

[–]cameronmullins 1 point2 points ago

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Exactly we are not a 3rd world country but if things continue along this line with poor economic distribution we will be really soon.

Lets not forget that the US gives a lot in financial/medical/food aid to poorer countries all the time. It honestly is in the best interest in the world for our government to right this shit and get on track with paying back our loans/loaning out to other countries.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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I'll freely downvote his post. He made the account expressly for the purpose of posting this scrawl.

[–]IamStrategy 4 points5 points ago

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I agree but, I am pretty sure they are referring to the 1% that owns the country. Everyone else falls into 99%. A lot of people think it is about poverty but it really isn't. It's about rich people paying to get their way.

[–]Ididerus 1 point2 points ago

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thank you, just because we're in the upper echelon of the 99% doesn't mean we're not part of it. THAT'S THE WHOLE DAME POINT OF THIS, WE'RE ALL 99%'ers! WE'RE ALL THE SAME HUMANS.

except of course the 1% of the world who's only ambition is to fuck over the rest

[–]TerminalHypocrisy 5 points6 points ago

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No, they owe themselves a good life. No one owes you shit because of who you are or where you were born. The American Dream is not to be given the 'good life,' the 'nice things' because you deserve them. The American Dream is the chance.........the opportunity to achieve those things in spite of who you are or who you were 'born to be.' You are owed nothing more than the chance to succeed or fail on your own merits, the sweat of your own brow, without the government or corporations taking so much from you as to impoverish you in spite of your own industry.

You owe yourself the best life you can live. This 'waiting for Superman' mentality is the biggest impediment to millions of people ever realizing the American Dream. Being American entitles you only to a shot at your dreams, not having them served to you on a silver platter.

[–]machiker 6 points7 points ago

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Spoken like someone who actually realized their dream and has no idea how stacked against others the deck can be.

When I see people who want to do an honest day's work, put in legitimate effort and help society but can't find a job I am reminded that the American dream is a fantasy. It's there to justify the winners and make villains of the losers.

In the current situation you can't blame people for not trying, you just can't. That's a clueless mentality. There are way too many Americans who hate being unemployed and can't find work.

The "Waiting for Superman" mentality is the only American dream some have left. Lotteries give them a fleeting leg up in a society that doesn't give a fuck about them and is often times contemptuous of their lack of "winning."

[–]TerminalHypocrisy 4 points5 points ago

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Actually no, I've not fully realized 'my dream' because again, it's not just being a homeowner, or having a car, or any of the other material things people assume is the American Dream. Once again, the American Dream is the chance to keep ascending the social/political/economic ladder for as long as you continue to have the will and fortitude to do so.

Just like most of those writing out their sob stories and mugging for the camera, my life is not perfect. I don't have everything I want, I work long hours (60-72 hours a week at times), and don't have lots of money to spend on frivolous nonsense. That being said, my wife and I live comfortably enough and are between the top 5-10% of average wage earners in the US. Oh yeah, did I mention I don't have a college degree?

There are numerous things I'd like to change to make my life easier (finishing my degree would be one of them). The real difference is I am constantly doing something to improve my life situation rather than playing Eeore on reddit for karma. Whether it's putting in for promotions at work, being careful how we spend money, or doing without some things I want in order to make sure we have the things we need, the difference is I can be happy with the things I have and not begrudge a man the things he has simply because I want them.

So please, don't attempt to patronize me as some sort of rich asshole who's "actually realized their dream" and somehow can't relate. The real difference is I'm not blaming the world for decisions I've made and I'm responsible for, and if I want something better in my life, I rely on myself to attain it.

So yes, I can blame people for not trying....it's not clueless, it's called being a fucking adult.

[–]machiker 1 point2 points ago

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Let's correct something first. The American dream is that "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement." [emphasis mine] You failed to include that bit that life should be better for everyone, not just you.

If you can tell me how the top 1%'s EXCESSIVE prosperity at the expense of the rest of us makes life better and richer for everyone be my guest.

[–]ddxxdd 4 points5 points ago

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Exactly.

Think to yourself, why are the world's 99% so bad? Why hasn't Africa industrialized to such a large scale? It's because people sit by idly without challenging their governments to set up conditions to make their lives better.

Real wages have fallen every year for the past 30 years, and it's only going to get worse unless we do something about it.

EDIT: I still upvoted you OP. Because I will upvote ANY legitimate opinion NO MATTER WHAT

[–]fuckthisnameshit 24 points25 points ago

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firstly Africa is continent, not a country. there are parts that are considered extremely well off to other parts. Challenging your government in some of the countries means death. many of the people are not sitting by idly! they are scared.

[–]cameronmullins 3 points4 points ago

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Yeah in most countries challenging the authority it means death. That is why more then a small group of people need to address their concerns to the authority. It really goes poorly until the other countries step in due to the terms of the pact they all have going for human rights. Case point: Egypt.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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America owes them the good life they deserve.

.........oh okay.

[–]robrmm 12 points13 points ago

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I only had to read the previous sentence to understand what he meant, you're taking it out of context.

[–]jts5009 -3 points-2 points ago

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But "the 99%" is such a bullshit title to begin with. Poverty in America means having to have a roommate if I want to afford an iPhone. Poverty in America means having to take a bus to the library to get my Reddit fix. Poverty in America means having to order off of the dollar menu at McDonald's. Few Americans know real poverty. Few Americans go days without eating because they're not sure where the next meal is going to come from. It's not zero, but it sure as hell isn't 99%.

[–]Inky87 33 points34 points ago

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Instead, Americans have to worry how they're going to pay for their housing, healthcare, and likely worry about their children. Most people are worried they could go into work tomorrow and get laid off, which would leave them to use whatever savings they have to keep their heads above water. Those are the lucky ones. Many people don't make enough to save because they can't even afford health insurance, so they end up using their credit cards when they get laid off.

Take a minute and think about how truly isolated you are from different groups in America. You likely don't have to associate with people who live in the ghetto or a trailer park for very long if at all. How can you really identify with these people let alone understand the different hardships these people have? We essentially live well because we have a credit line and have unemployment. There's no reason to believe things shouldn't be better because they've gotten a lot worse through no fault of our own.

[–]Vyous 13 points14 points ago

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Just because they have bigger problems elsewhere doesn't mean we don't still have problems here. It's not a competition for who has it worse off.

[–]SykoKiller666 21 points22 points ago

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You're right. That mother with 2 kids she needs to feed and 3 jobs to make ends meet should be the one protesting. She should just disregard her priorities in hope for a better future.

Understand that when you're gunning for the people who are protesting relative inconveniences, they're not just protesting for themselves, they're protesting for EVERYONE. Hence the 99%, not 'me'.

[–]Mookie_Wilson 4 points5 points ago

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He clearly doesn't understand empathy, nor that the '99%' are trying to prevent a further widening of the gap in wealth. He is, in effect, arguing that we have to wait until we are fighting each other for table scraps before we can voice our fears and displeasure. He also hasn't considered that the distribution of American wealth looks more like a Third World country than any First World country, and is only getting worse. Bully for him for a skin-deep analysis of the situation.

[–]GreenAlbatross 1 point2 points ago

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Poverty in America means going bankrupt to pay for a medical emergency. Poverty in America means over 10% unemployment and unmeasurable under-employment. Poverty in America means less than 30% of the population being able to get so much as an AA. Poverty in America means 2 or 3 days to homelessness and 1 to 2 weeks to starvation because so many people are barely making it from paycheck to paycheck. Poverty in America means kids having to drop out of high school to get a job to help support their family and maybe get their G.E.D. through night classes.

These things are all happening in a country where over 1 million people are more than capable of owning multiple homes, several luxury cars, maybe a jet and 4 resort vacations a year. As long as this country has both sick, starving children and people who own their own island compound...there's a serious problem.

[–]FallingSnowAngel 5 points6 points ago

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No, actually poverty in America means your teeth might get infected and you die from it, because you can't afford a cheap tooth extraction.

It means you work until you can barely move, then start your next job, and your kids are at risk for anxiety disorders because you haven't time to touch them as often as doctors recommend.

It means choosing between paying electric and paying rent. Which can you afford to delay on the longest?

It means you'd like to move, but instead fall asleep to the sounds of gunshots in the background...you hope you don't die before you're able to chase your dreams.

[–]BeardMagic 1 point2 points ago

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tl;dr: It means you live like the MAJORITY OF HUMANITY.

[–]sweetmercy 1 point2 points ago

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And you've completely missed the point. The 99% refers to the fact that 1% of the people having the majority of the wealth. The top 1% also pay the least amount of taxes, have also suffered the least amount in loss of income, etc.

That may be what poverty means to you, but that isn't what it means to "America". You can speak for you...you don't get to speak for me, or anyone else.

[–]Pohlow 31 points32 points ago

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Even if I am among the top 8% in the world, 92-99% is still the 99%. I don't get it.

[–]andihow 31 points32 points ago

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so what you're saying is we're lucky to have running water, food and a roof over our heads and we shouldn't complain otherwise? k.

[–]Reineke 22 points23 points ago

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You see, only one person in the world is allowed to complain at all: That one guy/gal who has it the worst!

[–]crusty_old_gamer 1 point2 points ago

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Indeed, the solution to world's problems is to have one guy owns nothing and gets every abuse imaginable inflicted upon him, one guy who owns almost everything and enjoys every luxury, and all the rest having the barest minimum to survive weather and starvation long enough to reproduce. According to the OP, everyone ought to be happy with this arrangement except the guy at the bottom.

[–]emote_control 1 point2 points ago

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[–]imnotabus 1 point2 points ago

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Like being in prison for a crime you didn't commit, Y U COMPLIAN?

[–]waffle_monster 2 points3 points ago

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Came here to say this. I understand OP's message is to be grateful for what you have and stop complaining about "first world problems", but when 1% of the population in a country is crapping on the other 99%, that is unconstitutional and the very reason settlers came here in the first place. The argument is valid, but in this context, OP is basically saying, "It could be worse, so be quiet." If we stay quiet, it WILL get worse. Keep up the great work, Occupy Wall St.!

[–][deleted] 98 points99 points ago

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OH SWEET! EVERYONE, GREAT NEWS!!!

INCOME DISPARITY AND MANIPULATION OF POLITICS WITH MONEY IS COOL BECAUSE WE AREN'T GOING TO DIE THIS WEEK OF DYSENTERY.

AS YOU WERE.

[–][deleted] 32 points33 points ago

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.......but...that..is...great news..

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points ago

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Quite so...I'm in fact very pleased with the fact that I'm not full of deadly diarrhea.

[–]corpsefireNL 10 points11 points ago

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I have to agree with this guy. I'm okay with being the 25%. I might be poor but this really put things into perspective.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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I have a great life compared to almost everyone on this planet, but there are a few people in my country that are still better off!

[–]Osiris32 3 points4 points ago

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Upvote for a potentially unwitting Oregon Trail reference.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Yes. Dysentery is something I need to fix. With all the money I have.

[–]mochibunny 5 points6 points ago

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The million fonts make me think you're a tween girl ._. Like this.

[–]Luniticus 18 points19 points ago

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I'm pretty sure there are more than 3 billion people in the world who don't read English.

[–]dnlpark15 3 points4 points ago

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Nice Try, Wall Street.

[–]otaia 14 points15 points ago

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Technically, if I'm in the top 8% of the world and top 25% of that, I'm still part of the 99%.

[–]everyZig 2 points3 points ago

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only if you are in the bottom 50% of the top 25% of the top 8% of the world ;)

[–]gloomdoom 35 points36 points ago

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Atta boy, you corporate cuckold! Compare citizens of what used to be the greatest nation on earth with people in Rwanda! That's EXACTLY how America rose to the top!

Fools like you make me cringe. The company always reminds you how lucky you are to even have a job and how you get a week of vacation...it's hilarious to me how many spineless workers buy into that bullshit and how people like you have such low self-esteem that you're grateful for what your overlords decide is fitting for you.

Quit being a bitch. This is America. Lowering the standards is what got us here in the first place. Time to stand up and fight for the way this country used to be...that includes making sure that the 99% have a fighting chance to move ahead.

But keep bein grateful for your bowl of rice per day. Shoot for the moon there, corpo sycophant.

[–]SpiritZR1 4 points5 points ago

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If you can read this YOU HAVE INTERNET ACCESS, you're not the 99%

[–]twoods450 16 points17 points ago

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This message brought to you by Bank of America.

[–]Nadieestaaqui 28 points29 points ago

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You are, of course, correct. Have an upvote.

However, these wonderful things do not maintain themselves. If we want to continue to enjoy them, and to pass them on to our children, it is occasionally necessary that we who are able, stand up to those few of our brothers who, on their quest for power and influence, may have forgotten that we are all in this together.

The pursuit of wealth and influence is not wrong.

It is something we all hunger for, and we marvel at the amazing success stories of our fellow humans who have achieved that goal. However, the pursuit of wealth and influence to the detriment of the people around us is very wrong. When one of us casts aside all concern for his fellow man as he chases his fortune, it is up to the rest of us, we 99%, to remind our brother that we are all merely humans, and that enrichment at the cost of our fellows is oppression.

If you can still remember that no amount of wealth or power can make you any more or less human than the people around you, that our mightiest leaders and our lowliest paupers are one and the same, then you are the 99%.

[–]egamipeaks 1 point2 points ago

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slow clap Who's joining me??

[–]Tanath 2 points3 points ago

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You are, of course, correct. Have an upvote.

You and OP are, of course, wrong. Have a downvote.

The protest isn't about the pursuit of wealth and influence. One of the main issues is that the rich are taxed less than the poor. The system is broken and needs fixing.

[–]EnjoyMyDownvote 20 points21 points ago

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I WILL GET DOWNVOTED

self fulfilling prophecy.

[–]kingtrewq 6 points7 points ago

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I WILL GET DOWNVOTED TO OBLIVIOUS

He is a bit oblivious isnt he?

[–]boxybrzown 40 points41 points ago

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You are a child.

Massive disparities in income and standards of living are destabilizing to a society. If things continue then the first world will become the third world and all the points of your hideous infographic will be invalidated.

It could be worse, but the whole point is that is has been getting progressively worse for decades now.

[–]electricfoxx 6 points7 points ago

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How not to be poor:

  • Stop buying every damn piece of shit that companies try to sell to you.

If you don't buy shit, they don't make money off you. They can't steal your money, but they can try to take it by trading you garbage for it. Cheap stuff is cheap, because it made of crap. What do you think you eat at fast food restaurants or what you get from cheaply made imported products.

Yes, we are talking about you, corn syrup.

[–]corpsefireNL 4 points5 points ago

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Pretty much this as far as food goes. I managed to convince my family that if they would let me do the grocery shopping and plan dinners that we could save a lot of money. I've been cooking with real ingredients and we get more food for less money, even with food prices being what they are at right now. It's ridiculous.

Speaking of Food Prices, a couple hundred dollars used to feed my family of 8 fairly well. Recently, we damn near have to scavenge to find enough money to pay for our food costs.

[–]electricfoxx 2 points3 points ago

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Though I am vegetarian, there a few thing I would like to change. I've been trying to get off soda. I've been trying to drink coffee instead. Food prices at my college are just too damn high. I've been thinking about the extreme couponing trend.

I used to be hooked on video games, until I ran out of money. Man are they addictive. I love music, but my mp3 player would break or wear out ever year. WTF. My car is also broken. Planned obsolescence and artificial scarcity sucks. That's the thing about investments. You invest in things that keep or increase their value, not break a year later. A diamond won't break (easily), but tech is always going out of date.

[–]creepyfan 7 points8 points ago

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  1. I will automatically downvote any post complaining about how they are going to be downvoted.
  2. *Oblivion
  3. Repost from like a day ago.

[–]moephan 7 points8 points ago*

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Miss the point much? The point is that America is an incredibly rich nation, but the economy and the government are faltering because the wealth is being concentrated in only a few people, because those people are now controlling the government. It is ridiculous that in a country as rich as the US anyone is even slightly financially threatened by the possibility of being visited by a serious illness. It's ridiculous that higher education is not easily available to everyone with the brains and motivation. It's ridiculous that we have a huge deficit that will continue to be a drag on our ability to fix any problems for generations to come.

The fact that other people in the world are worse off is not relevant to the fact that the US is squandering it's wealth.

[–]thehollowman84 7 points8 points ago

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I wonder if they told this to the Civil Rights movement back in the day. You could all be slaves still! You could be in Africa getting raped by a lion! Stop bitching.

[–]Diosjenin 13 points14 points ago

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Laying aside the fact that the 99% campaign refers only to America and not the world at large...

  • Population of America: ~307 million

  • Population of the world: ~6.97 billion

  • Therefore, America makes up ~4.4% of the world's population

  • Therefore, even if we assume America contains all of the world's top 1% richest people, 3.4%/4.4% = 77.2% of America's population falls within the global lower 99%.

So I'd bet that most of these people are the 99%, whether nationally or globally.

[–]Tanath 3 points4 points ago*

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Came to comments to say this. Thank you for spelling it out in detail. 2010 estimate of population is 309 mil though.

[–]nowarning1962 3 points4 points ago

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Well put, but that explanation shouldn't have been needed...

[–]Broken_Shadow 13 points14 points ago

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i won't down vote it, but this is a repost.

[–][deleted] 17 points18 points ago

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funny, thats why I downvoted it....

[–]bledolikiq 2 points3 points ago

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Upvote, sir.

[–]Datastream 2 points3 points ago

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TO OBLIVIOUS AND WORSE!

[–]chickinpotpie 2 points3 points ago

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No downvotes from me, because I respect opinions...but...

Actually, I'm pretty poor myself. But I've been poor for awhile so I've gotten good at getting by. Because in illness, I can't afford the doctor, but I do have free access to books and internet at any local library, where you can learn about herbal healing. And I don't always have money for food because I chose to barely pay rent, but I get by. And I don't often have anything new to wear but I've learned to sew. Yeah I live in a big house but with quite few room mates and we try out best together. I think I fall under the 99% to my states standard of poverty level. And just because there are people out there far more worse off then myself...doesn't minimize my struggle. I think we should make what we can being the MAJORITY, and if 1% isn't going to help us then we just have to find ways to help each other. Poor people can teach other poor people to read...right?

[–]shoes_of_mackerel 2 points3 points ago*

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I WILL GET DOWNVOTED TO OBLIVIOUS, BUT: You are not the 99%

If you are sentient, you are better off than 99.9% of the matter in the universe.

[–]Vinura 2 points3 points ago

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Every country has its problems. I will say that i have a pretty comfortable life, and im extremely thankful for that. I live in a peaceful country, and thanks to my parents i had a great education, a place to live that was warm and i always had food on the table. I dont spend money like crazy because my parents always taught me that i must save my money.

I feel for the Americans who are protesting wall street, like i said, every country has its problems, but i wish, for once, that America would tend to its internal issues (this being one of them) before going out and spending ridiculous amounts of money fighting completely unnecessary wars, that really havent done anything but destabilise the world and cost lives.

[–]crypticthree 2 points3 points ago

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Trusting stats without sources is ill advised even if it is well designed.

[–]khrak 2 points3 points ago

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I'll downvote it because you fail at math.

Food/clothes/roof/bed = top 25%. That means 96% of people that have those things are part of the 99%

Money in wallet/bank = top 8%. Not only do a large portion of people not meet this criteria in the US, but 87.5% of those that do are still part of the 99%.

7,000,000,000 people on Earth means the top 1% is 70,000,000 people, meaning that at the bare minimum 80% of the US population is part of the 99%.

[–]crossdl 2 points3 points ago

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You're being downvoted not because you're making some controversial point, but because you're failing to see the argument.

Yes, there are places on this planet where people are scorched by sun as they drink muddy water and starve from lack of nutrition, as some disease selectively picks off which ones will die. That doesn't suddenly invalidate the pursuit of better, and more just, conditions for those that do have it better.

The statistic refers to the "1% controlling the 25% of wealth" and you very well know that. You're hoping that some awareness outside of that paradigm will make you appear informed on the matter or to have some impartial insight. We are all aware, to greater or lesser degree, that others suffer more than we do in other parts of this world. We see it on the television, it isn't a new fact. It hardly means we should roll over and accept corporate entanglement with our legislature and government.

I would suggest generating a more involved and complex opinion than, "Yeah, well, there are hundred of countries you've probably never heard of where they have conditions far worse than yours."

[–]AhhGingerKids 2 points3 points ago

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  1. Oblivious?
  2. This has already been posted twice

[–]Shintasama 2 points3 points ago

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For people who didn't see the original source, the OP used straight up addition to combine a bunch of statistics that would obviously overlap had they bothered to try and come up with a real number rather than just bullshit their way through. The numbers listed here are ridiculously over exaggerated and even if they weren't have nothing to do with the widening economic disparity in the USA. The point of the "99%" movement is to not to address worldwide inequality, but rather to fight growing inequality and political/corporate corruption in the USA. The ironic part of it all is even though there are many impoverished African nations, the GINI (economic inequality) coefficient in many of these countries is equal to or lower than the USA because everyone is suffering equally (generally due to lack of local resources in the region) rather than a small minority taking advantage of the majority by usurping democracy in favor of a corporate oligarchy.

[–]Raaaaaaaaaandy 13 points14 points ago

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ALL YOU UNEMPLOYEDS ARE STUPID. YOU COULD BE LIVING IN A HUT. SHUT THE FUCK UP.

[–]TheOnlyPolygraph 3 points4 points ago

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Redditor for three hours as of 4AM EST. This post was made 3 hours ago.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

[–]heywatchitbuddy 3 points4 points ago

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Your statistic regarding world literacy is incorrect. The correct number is closer to 1 Billion (as opposed to 3).

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points ago

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You're right. We should take it. Like bitches. Take it like bitches in the ass. Because hey, someone out there has it worse than us for now - so we deserve to be treated like this by the federal government. Let me just rollover. Don't even spit on it first, I want it to hurt. Because It's my fault I live in America, it's my fault I chose an education, it's my fault I work my fucking ass off to put food in my mouth - so make it fucking burn.

[–]el_chief[!] 10 points11 points ago

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yes, the richest country in the world should compare it self to the worst shitholes. have a downvote.

[–]W3dn3sday 1 point2 points ago

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...What about the people who can't do math?

[–]shankhan 1 point2 points ago

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Damn, he just killed all you motherfuckers!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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I've noticed a trend. When people say they'll get downvoted, they generally end up on or near the front page.

[–]ledzep4life 1 point2 points ago

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But I don't own a flatscreen TV, I am the 99%.

[–]Hammerhead3229 1 point2 points ago

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Thank you for this

[–]owstopit 1 point2 points ago

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DAMN STRAIGHT.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Exactly this. Fuck everyone moaning about how they cant afford to put they're kid to college. They should be happy that they have clean water, a roof over there head and no life threatning fucking disease.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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THANK YOU.

... someone needed to say it.

[–]burningpopsicles 1 point2 points ago

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THIS

[–]asdfasdfasdfasd34523 1 point2 points ago

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Scumbag redditor: Claims they are in the 99%.

Actually top 1%.

[–]k_of_ni 1 point2 points ago

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But, but... I want to be that illusive 1%, untouched by anything. /s

[–]agentsoapbox 1 point2 points ago

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I LOVE YOU.

[–]Iced_TeaFTW 1 point2 points ago

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I AM the 99% in America. I may not be "world wide" but I AM the 99% here, and here is where I live, so that's all I have to go by and I stand by it.

[–]babamcrib 1 point2 points ago

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Hey, who says that all literate people are better off than all illiterate people?

I'd much rather be an illiterate farmer in Bangladesh than a literate farmer in North Korea.

[–]dermballs 1 point2 points ago

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This is the same shit people try to pull when they say you are not living in poverty because you own a color tv.

[–]Racer20 1 point2 points ago

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Let's keep things in perspective. This issue is NOT about the 99%. It's about the 1%, and how they have taken control of our government to completely reverse the progress that the our country has made over the past century. If the top 1% were doing things that were in the best interest of the economy and the people of the world, these protests would NOT be happening, regardless of the standing of the rest of the 99%.

I'm in the top 5% as a result of my wife and I both having good jobs that we are dedicated to (engineering and sales), and I support the 99% not because I want more, but because I see a lot of injustices being perpetrated by the 1% on those who aren't as lucky as me.

[–]nuggins 1 point2 points ago

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[–]meeu 1 point2 points ago

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I don't understand how being in the top 25% or top 8% means you're not in the bottom 99%. Your chart sucks.

[–]daman345 1 point2 points ago*

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Actually it is perfectly possible to be all of those things and still in the 99%. I mean, being in the top 8% of wealth still gives 7% that aren't in the top 1%. Top 25%? Still 24% not in the top 1%.

Plus, this 99% thing was referring to people withing a single country, not the world as a whole. Even if living in poverty in America is better than the majority of some other countries, it is still crap, and should not be happening to the extent it does in such a rich country.

[–]Fiddling_nero92 1 point2 points ago

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the term "99%" is speaking for America only. 99% of America has little to no say in the political process. We're not talking about the socioeconomic stance of ourselves as compared to the rest of the world, we're talking about our socioeconomic and political stance as compared to other Americans.

Please read more on the subject, before you say things that are just completely off-topic. It makes you look silly.

[–]hoodoomonster 1 point2 points ago

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So I should be glad that i have less income and be less successful even though I'm doing the exact same job my father did with the exact same level of education. Hmmm fuck you-that is bullshit

[–]Senator_Christmas 1 point2 points ago

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I typically punish horrible design with downvotes. This time, however, I will just think badly of you. Know that.

[–]poqbum 1 point2 points ago

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So since other people have it worse we should accept our shitty situation here and let it get even worse? What type of logic is this?

[–]KnightofNew33 3 points4 points ago

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you miss the point behind the 99% but its still a good point so you get an up vote

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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I have to deal with the ads on Words with Friends because I can only afford the free version :(((( WHAT PERCENTAGE AM I IN?

but really...this is completely on point

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I saw protestors walking with macbooks and starbucks coffee, at that moment I stopped taking them seriously...

[–]Seawer 2 points3 points ago

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thank fuck someone finally did this. So many people sharing sob-stories when they have shelter, security, food and comforts- i.e. the internet, with which they make their posts. Don't get me wrong, I support the Wall street protesters, but people who dramatise themselves considering it to be the worst situation in the world are sickening.

[–]noweezernoworld 3 points4 points ago

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But what you don't realize is that food costs more money here, so being really poor in the US is still quite difficult. It takes more to make money here as well.

Some people have it really hard, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't bother fighting to make our corner of the world as good as it should be.

[–]smlzmec 1 point2 points ago

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oblivious? hahahahaha

[–]Pheep 0 points1 point ago

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How does this affect the legitimacy of the OWS protest? Isn't the accumulation and hording of wealth by those 1% also affecting the rest of the world? You didn't really give a counter-argument, just more reasons to protest...

[–]hereintheprojects 2 points3 points ago

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99% is a statistic used to represent the American population. Do you even know how to read?

[–]Drapeau_Noir 2 points3 points ago

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99% refers exclusively to Americans you self-righteous twat.

[–]Jaysenka 1 point2 points ago

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I remember saving this image from 4chan over a year ago and when seeing all the 99% posts thinking 'I should post this!'. Hats off to you wtf_economics, for doing what I could only dream of!

[–]willholden 1 point2 points ago

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if things in this country made more sense we'd have a better shot of helping those people. no downvote though.. i won't argue that we have it better than most.

[–]repressed 1 point2 points ago

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Poverty has more than one definition. Absolute poverty is what you think of when you hear of starving African children living off one cup of rice a week.

Then there's Relative poverty where people aren't living in conditions that would be expected in a particular society. For a country with the highest GDP in the world, to have such a large proportion of your people unable to afford basic medical treatment or unable to find stable employment, seems worth complaining about...

[–]SolarClipz 1 point2 points ago

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It's 99% of America for fuck's sake...

[–]Mortelle 1 point2 points ago

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downvote for incorrect use of oblivious.

[–]deepwank 1 point2 points ago

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Downvoted for missing the fucking point.

[–]toastyghost 1 point2 points ago

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you're damned straight you'll get downvoted. other countries have other governments. not my fucking responsibility. if america can't feed herself, she sure as hell can't feed somalia.

[–]Tretyal 1 point2 points ago

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You're right; I should let people exploit me because hey, at least I don't live in the 3rd world.

[–]Diffie-Hellman 1 point2 points ago

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Exactly. See because we don't live in Zimbabwe, it makes all of our concerns as American citizen moot. Gee, I feel so much better now.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Hey OP. Eat a bowl of pork anuses.

[–]Vieto 0 points1 point ago

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And if you use this shit as an excuse to accept the excessive corruption in first world countries then you are dooming those less fortunate than you to continue living life as such. Nobody should be content with the way the world is right now.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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What does this accomplish for you? For me? For those billions whose suffering you lament? I think more than anything else you're just annoyed that something is popular.

Which is the point of almost every complaint on reddit about the "99%." Someone that doesn't like having their regularly scheduled advertising interrupted by something that's even on the margins of actual substance.

You assume that most Americans don't know that people in third world slums happen to suffer. What kind of statement is that to make on behalf of enough people to fill their own independent nation?

No one is saying that we suffer more than a prole in Qatar or a little girl in Somalia. No one is comparing and contrasting sweat shops in Indonesia to the job crisis in America. Yes, I'm AWARE that the illiteracy rate of women in Egypt is somewhere around 60%.

I will tell you what we ARE SAYING, whether these words have been expressly stated or not:

We believe that where freedom exists, let it prosper. Where it will grow, let it flourish. Keep your boots off of it. In this case keep your glossy business casual shoes off it.

Starvation is not required to request equality under the law. Illiteracy is not needed to demand that what you earn is fairly earned and fairly provided. Dysentery is not a precondition for holding investment bankers accountable for fraud and, in my opinion, TREASON.

So again, what is your point? To make us more aware that people suffer?

[–]SpecialSause 2 points3 points ago

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Well said and beautifully articulated. Thank you.

[–]randomant 1 point2 points ago*

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Are you suggesting that our country going down the shitter due to greed should not matter as much because a lot of the world is in the shitter already?

So we should be prioritizing Third World problems that we cannot really fix? What do you expect us to do exactly? Go in gung-ho Team America style and save everyone from the evil dictators? Lets turn their country into a sanctioned war zone, that will save them! All we can do is offer trade/assistance and hope whoever is in power is not some prick like Kim Jong Il or any of the other useless dictator shits that cause these problems in the first place.

Our problems are actually similar though the product is obviously milder in the First World. The problem is the disorder caused by a small amount of people obtaining most of the gains and pulling most of the strings. A lot of third world problems are offshoots of the same problems we have here and have always had. Greedy assholes with too much power, money, and leverage.

The whole, well you aren't starving blah and blah argument is tired. "Better eat that, people are starving!" What do you want me to do, airlift my leftover burrito to Africa? We are who we are and live where we live. We have built up a standard of living that everyone should have and many desire. A stable standard of living is the backbone of a stable modern society. If people cant buy things, we are fucked. If a small amount of people end up with too much power/money and our ability to change for the better stagnates, we are fucked. Why do our problems not matter just because someone on the planet is suffering more? Someone will probably always be suffering more. It is relative. Our problems are very important and require immediate attention.

There is hope for humanity in the First World. But only if we allow a just First World to evolve. If we bury our anger and sense of justice in Third World guilt, we will just be distracted from the problems at home. We cannot elevate the Third World without stabilizing the First World.

The 99% statement is simple marketing. It makes sense and gets their point across in a simple statement. It is representative of the point they are trying to make. 1% controls most of the wealth, unjustly, while the rest of the 99% get the scraps that they let us have. It is unjust and broken and needs to be fixed just like so much else in our world.

Aside from that, it is a statistical statement that only takes the USA into account.
I understand and sympathize with what you are getting at but your statement is ridiculous.

TLDR: "I am the 99%" is a statistical statement that only takes the USA into account and has nothing to do with the rest of the world. This makes your statement ridiculous fluff. Third World guilt is bullshit and there is not much that we can do to fix it aside from sending them food and hoping they get it. Our problems are just as important.

[–]Pinefresh 1 point2 points ago

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Content of the image aside, the fad of the big cluttered infographic poster is starting to wear a little thin.

[–]Snowman578 2 points3 points ago

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You're right OP. We'll stop fighting for income equality because we feel bad for starving children whom we are too in debt to help out ourselves. Thanks!

You shouldn't demean a good purpose because yours is better. People like you, while you mean well, unfortunately make the problem worse by causing so much infighting.

[–]iriemonster -1 points0 points ago

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Your post is like comparing horse shit to dogshit

[–]sound1down 0 points1 point ago

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Your logic is false.

[–]sarty 1 point2 points ago

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  1. World does not equal USA
  2. 99% are not claiming to be impoverished

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[–]hubcapsfv 0 points1 point ago

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LOVE LIFE PEOPLE!!

[–]loveduckie 0 points1 point ago

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"... than 3 billion people in the world who cannot read at all".

Let alone have an internet connection to be able to view that message to begin with.

[–]Paralyzing 0 points1 point ago

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Can someone explain to me what the "99%" is? It's all over my reddit, but i seem to have missed the origin of it.

[–]moomilkmon 0 points1 point ago

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not to forget you have the internet.

[–]kfizz311 0 points1 point ago

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Yes but times are hard. Its just these people see something that is going on that is wrong and they are trying to bring it to justice. Its not about personal gain its about trying to change something that piss them off. Its if I go down theses fuckers better go down with me. Having a roof over your head is not enough in life, people need exists and purpose in life. Fucked up people come from place where they had roofs over their heads. I think this sums it pretty well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMBZDwf9dok

[–]snakepants 0 points1 point ago

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Your parents only cut off you hands when you were a kid?!? Stop being a pussy! They could have killed you if they wanted to!

[–]Jexla 0 points1 point ago

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Just going to say this, the last sentence of the text is only due because other countrys have different languages that they can read which are not English.

[–]orypacker 0 points1 point ago

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Closer

[–]Animal89 0 points1 point ago

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although I completely 1000% agree with this, just because other people are suffering dosent mean that you are not. It is all in context to your life.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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So, if I'm not in the top 1%, I'm still not in the bottom 99%? I don't get it.

[–]ddshroom 0 points1 point ago

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Up voted.

[–]Arch_0 0 points1 point ago

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I agree with this post but surely we should sort out our own systems before trying to help those less fortunate. Otherwise we'll all fall down.

[–]everyZig 0 points1 point ago

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Fucking fail only about half a bilion people can read english, so the remaining 2,5 bilion who know how to read wont have a clue what it says.

Also, boo-hoo, cry me a river, if you truly cared about all the poor, starving and dying people out there, why the hell are you derping on reddit instead of getting out there and making a difference?

[–]bigpoppamike 0 points1 point ago

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TIL that I am considered to be fortunate not because I am literate, but specifically because I am literate in English. I wonder if the fact that I can also read French fluently negates this?

[–]Lapai 0 points1 point ago

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I downvoted you because "I will get downvoted to oblivious".

[–]meinator 0 points1 point ago

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Great post! People need to stop bitching!

[–]Punkgoblin[!] 0 points1 point ago

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I like your post, but I also like to downvote posts that say anything about how downvoted it will be... O this topic is about the quality of life in the USA, your banner is about worldwide! Yeah, Wall Street needs to stop raping all those mo'fo's too. Earned your downvote - NICE TRY MR. CORPORATE 'MERKA!

[–]chrys0poeia 0 points1 point ago

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Congrats, you excluded people by applying a totally different set of standards. That's some thinking outside the box.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Hey now, is it wrong to call this a repost? Oops, I'm sure this has been said already. Mai Bahd.

[–]m0llusk 0 points1 point ago

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The point is that things came unglued and we need to do something about that.

[–]ZGiSH 0 points1 point ago

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but... it's referring to the top 99% Americans.

Another case of 'I will get downvoted' post yet again!

[–]NinjaWithSpoons 0 points1 point ago

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Stupid Americans always wanting their society to be perfect. WHY CAN'T THEY JUST SHUT UP AND ACCEPT BEING BETTER THAN MOST! why you always want 100% on test, WHY CANT YOU BE OKAY WITH 80%!?

tl;dr this poster's argument is invalid

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I'm not sure you understand how percentages work.

[–]hrmmexi 0 points1 point ago

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Repost anyways.

[–]LaPlus 0 points1 point ago

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So one should just accept a shit situation just because others are worse off? That would make it pretty easy for politicians in the western world: Hey, I know the economy is shit and unemployment is high, but man just be happy your are not living in Afghanistan.

[–]skaterjuice 0 points1 point ago

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If you have a washing machine your fucking rich.

[–]Kertelen 0 points1 point ago

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*OBLIVION

FTFY

[–]prolix 0 points1 point ago*

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Full of fail. Even if we are part of the top 8% due to way we live, we are still part of the bottom 99% because only the top 1% are not part of the bottom 99%. So in actuality, most of us ARE the 99%. I guess you are just oblivious of real percentage values? =)

[–]thoras101 0 points1 point ago

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I've seen this picture before and now I'm starting to wonder where the creator of this got his statistics...

[–]InHarmsWay 0 points1 point ago

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First thing, I'd like to say is that this is a repost from something of yesterday by justwant2acknowledge.

I'll say here what I said there:

I really hate this analogy. This basically says you can never complain because there are others who have it worse. You can never be sad because someone is sadder than you. By that same logic, you can never be happy because someone is happier than you.

People are not protesting that they didn't get their extra fries in their order or that their favourite show was cancelled. They are protesting people who are largely responsible for the collapse of your country's (I'm Canadian) economy and they have yet to receive any punishment for their reckless and irresponsible investing and loan habits. They have yet to learn from their mistake and people are angry that they lost thousands of dollars due to being told by these people that their investments were good and nothing was wrong, right up until everything fell apart.

So stop with these posts as it is a direct kick to the jewels to the American families who spent years investing and working towards a proper future for their children and retirement, only to have that taken away by greedy bankers.

[–]JustHandleIt 0 points1 point ago

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99% covers more people than I think you think.

[–]imteamcaptain 0 points1 point ago

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The apathy shown by posters in this thread towards the much worse off people around the world seems similar to the apathy of the rich in America to the "99 percent". Just a thought.

[–]OsterGuard 0 points1 point ago

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Downvotes make you oblivious now?

[–]rampant_elephant 0 points1 point ago

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No, I down-voted for the ALL CAPS.

[–]Jazzeki 0 points1 point ago

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if you can't fix the problem of the 99% in america... how the hell do you hope to solve the problem outside america? you have to start somewhere. also the 99% is a thing and if they are part of it they are part of it... and if they are american most likely they are part of it. also screw people who claim that just because someone has it worse you should not strive to have it better yourself.

[–]AssBlaster2012 0 points1 point ago

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