Target Of Entitlement Anger Is Missing A Piece
Knowledge of civics would work wonders for discourse and voting
An acquaintance on Facebook posted her family’s economic hardships on her profile. Her husband is unemployed. She vouched for his desire to work, but his valient efforts have gone unrewarded so far. Thus, her family has a great need for income and benefits. The latter would address rising costs from health issues. I knew she had conservative political leanings, but the language she used in the post was blatant.
As you can see, she is livid that her family can not make the minimum cost of living income. Her actions have also told her that her family fails to meet requirements for aid from the social safety net. Finally, she explicitly blames “The Democrats" for the state her family has found itself in. The government helps “other people”, but not “U.S. citizens”. I can only gather from this coded, dog-whistle phrasing that she’s implying immigrants siphon off the aid to which she’s entitled. Entitled, as in, the local, state, and federal government agencies owe her assistance.
