I’ve been reading, with a mix of humor and consternation, many of the blogger posts (Miles2Go and others) on the Rivermill sidewalk issue.
“Wealthy elite”, “wealthy entitled group”, “snobs” These are just a few of the adjectives used to describe the residents of the Rivermill area. What a load of crap! Wealthy elite my ass, these are folks who work at the university, school teachers and local business people. So if you get an education, work hard and earn a decent salary somehow or another you deserve to be scorned and ridiculed for your opinions? Yes, they have a vested interest in the sidewalks that were installed in the subdivision. And yes, despite their vested interest in the sidewalks it is an exceedingly dumb project to be tying up the city council with considering all the other issues that have faced the city in the last year.
The way some of the postings are vilifying the Rivermill residents I am half expecting marchers carry torches shouting “death to the bourgeoisie and long live the proletariat” traipsing up and down the blessed sidewalks!
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Glib replies wrote: >>“Wealthy elite”, “wealthy entitled group”, “snobs” These are just a few of the adjectives used to describe the residents of the Rivermill area. What a load of crap! Wealthy elite my ass, these are folks who work at the university, school teachers and local business people.<<
LOL!! That is EXACTLY what your average local yokel chowderhead thinks IS "wealthy elite"! You're talking about people who do okay in life because they've got education and ambition. As a result, your average rube HATES them! Makes them look lazy and ignorant. Compared to the crummy hourly rate they struggle by on, folks like that ARE "wealthy elite."
“death to the bourgeoisie and long live the proletariat”
not a bad idea thanks!!!
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