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The Myth of Economic Meritocracy

The Myth of Economic Meritocracy

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@cheesemaster said
Grand Canyon, Painted desert and the petrified Forest were nice.
I would love to live in Arizona or New Mexico 🤔
Yeah well that's the desert you were talking about.

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@cheesemaster said
@AThousandYoung

So a white kid makes more at McDonald's than a kid of another race?
No, the white kids are the managers while the others are cashiers, or the equivalent.

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Performance gets you promoted.

Some people just can't do it or are not smart enough.
McDonald's has managers of all races.
Some races do better than others.
Fact of life.
We can't promote just because biologically they are not smart enough but hey it's not their fault...🙄

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@cheesemaster said
Performance gets you promoted.

Some people just can't do it or are not smart enough.
McDonald's has managers of all races.
Some races do better than others.
Fact of life.
We can't promote just because biologically they are not smart enough but hey it's not their fault...🙄
Rich Daddies and being white gets you promoted. Some people don't have the correct relatives. Some people, mostly whites in this country, inherit their success due to crimes against humanity that happened centuries ago. We CAN promote because they ARE smart enough. Trump's kids did not have high paying jobs the last four years because they are smart!

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Nepotism happens with all races.

Chinese owned stores hire Chinese.
Blacks hire blacks.
Small business hires family members.

What if we had a complete reset and any advancement or promotion was based on intellect and skill?

You would see the same results we have now.

Wealth passed down came from people saving and over time a house was passed down then a business etc etc.
If people stopped wasting money on crap they could start the cycle for their future decendants but they don't want to make that sacrifice.

Yes some money came from a horrible past but most did not.

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@cheesemaster said
Nepotism happens with all races.

Chinese owned stores hire Chinese.
Blacks hire blacks.
Small business hires family members.

What if we had a complete reset and any advancement or promotion was based on intellect and skill?

You would see the same results we have now.
No you wouldn't. Why you think people like Bristol Palin and Eric Trump are superior to you are beyond me. How you explain people like Jaden Smith (vastly more successful than you) would be interesting to hear.

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@athousandyoung said
No you wouldn't. Why you think people like Bristol Palin and Eric Trump are superior to you are beyond me. How you explain people like Jaden Smith (vastly more successful than you) would be interesting to hear.
Obviously I was talking about majority and averages and not individual cases.

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@AThousandYoung

Jaden got where he is because of daddy.
So it's ok for him but not for white kids?
Isn't he crazy or something?
Or trans?

Perfect case of nepotism and connections.

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@cheesemaster said
@AThousandYoung

Jaden got where he is because of daddy.
So it's ok for him but not for white kids?
Isn't he crazy or something?
Or trans?

Perfect case of nepotism and connections.
It's not ok for him just like it's not ok for white kids. Fortunately he and his family are liberals who agree with me!

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If it is possible for Jaden Smith to get high paying jobs because he has a rich Daddy and Mommy...

Doesn't that imply that it is MORE possible for the much larger population of much richer white people to do the same thing?

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@athousandyoung said
It's not ok for him just like it's not ok for white kids. Fortunately he and his family are liberals who agree with me!
They agree with you while they continue the nepotism and enjoy the success?

I don't think they agree with you at all.

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@athousandyoung said
If it is possible for Jaden Smith to get high paying jobs because he has a rich Daddy and Mommy...

Doesn't that imply that it is MORE possible for the much larger population of much richer white people to do the same thing?
All races that have wealth and power look after their own.

All races.

That will never change.

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@cheesemaster said
All races that have wealth and power look after their own.

All races.

That will never change.
So you agree the system is racist and you want it to stay that way. Let's get it out in the open.

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Leftist liberals and non whites are not suggesting a new and fair system.

They just want whites to capitulate.

They aren't screaming at Jaden Smith for abusing his/her privilege now are they?

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@cheesemaster said
Leftist liberals and non whites are not suggesting a new and fair system.

They just want whites to capitulate.

They aren't screaming at Jaden Smith for abusing his/her privilege now are they?
Jaden Smith agrees with us!

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