My 50th High School Reunion
A high school classmate went on a rant about free tuition, free health care, free abortions, free housing ....
The gist being that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are possible, but that nothing is free. I get it. Government can't do everything and individual effort is essential.
How anybody could use the term "snowflake" as related to affordable education, a woman's right to choice, affordable health care for everyone, and affordable housing, is out of touch with the reality many people face.
"Snowflake is a 2010s derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are overly-emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions."
In some ways the idea of entitlement is a pejorative term in this context. As if all entitlements are earned when in fact they are not. Opportunity is often restricted, artificial barriers established and prejudices related to sex, age, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
This country has benefited from a public education system and land grant colleges. Reasonable folks are searching for ways to provide health care. The current system isn't working. Needed care is too expensive for too many people. In Miami almost everyone is stretched by the high cost of housing and lack of affordable options
The gist being that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are possible, but that nothing is free. I get it. Government can't do everything and individual effort is essential.
How anybody could use the term "snowflake" as related to affordable education, a woman's right to choice, affordable health care for everyone, and affordable housing, is out of touch with the reality many people face.
"Snowflake is a 2010s derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are overly-emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions."
In some ways the idea of entitlement is a pejorative term in this context. As if all entitlements are earned when in fact they are not. Opportunity is often restricted, artificial barriers established and prejudices related to sex, age, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
This country has benefited from a public education system and land grant colleges. Reasonable folks are searching for ways to provide health care. The current system isn't working. Needed care is too expensive for too many people. In Miami almost everyone is stretched by the high cost of housing and lack of affordable options
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