Hey, old man! What's in the bag? - Trixine

DIE YUPPIE SCUM
By: Mark Phaler
Remember this bumper sticker from the 80’s? What a
perfect time to rehash it’s point! In times like these, while
opinions scream from every culture, we truly get all perspectives
on how different Americans, legal or not, view
their own little land of plenty. Not surprisingly, this pours a
huge amount of light onto our class separation, which is
usually gently brushed under the carpet. Obviously, we
don’t have it half as bad as say, England or France in the
18th century, but it is definitely apparent that there is
some gap here. I’m not particularly talking about money,
I’m talking more about the ideals of some Americans
more fortunate than me. Coming from someone who is
considered lower-middle class, I get to see a fairly broad
spectrum of living. From my stinking-rich uncle who lives
deep in the Brandywine Valley, to my in-laws who live in a
New Castle trailer-home, I contently plop right down in the
middle of all of them and watch the spitting contest. I
know we’ve “got it better” than most of the world, but
there are still some things that bother me.
Obviously I’m trying to get at something, so I might as
well just out with it: Most people who have lots of money
stop paying attention to what’s going on around them.
They scream insults in public without realizing what they
are saying, and probably will never realize what they have
said. That’s the worst kind of insult you can give- when
you are honestly ignorant and truly don’t know any better.
They become so accustomed to getting what they want,
they make others feel stupid without even trying. So, the
affected get bitter and make bad bumper stickers and
stick them on their cars, but at least they’re not ignorant.
At least they are aware of the situation.
Case-in-point: I was studying in a cafe (I know, shut
up), and a mother was having a beautiful, sunny day with
her daughter and some friends, gossiping away. Within
two hours, she had managed to indirectly insult everyone
in the room in some way. For me, it was my school. She
was going on and on how she would NEVER send her
daughter to a State School, and made fun of her neighbor
for spending less then $25,000 per year on their child’s
college education. Meanwhile, I sat less than 4 feet
away, in plain sight to her, as I knocked out some Physics
problems, assigned by my U of D professor. I just wonder
what I’d have thought two years ago before the government
started helping me out so that I could attend that
University. I wanted to knock her out. People like her are
why we are at war and why other countries hate us.
For both those of you who have it and those of you
who don’t, remember to never let money strip you of your
good nature towards others. Don’t become greedy and
irrational, and don’t complain when you can’t have that
one last thing. If you ever get down because you feel like
life didn’t play fair to you, just remember, many people’s
lives have fallen apart because of money.
Besides, we can always just eat ‘um like Lemmy does!