04-16-2015, 08:42 AM
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Originally posted by snorkle
"There ain't no such thing as a free lunch" Actually, rainyjim, there is. At my children's school, since 80% of the children fall under being "at risk", All the kids are offered a free lunch. I know..., disgusting; But they don't have access to much STEM curricula or equipment. Makes it more difficult to break the cycle of poverty.
Yeah, as someone already pointed out - it's not free - someone else is paying for it ... Which will eventually affect you down the line - whether or not you can see that now.
It's this lack of foresight and understanding of money, society, politics, and the process therein that leads many a "Haole" to turn a deaf ear to the demands of protesters.
I'm not saying that's right - just pointing out - impatience at having to reeducate people on basic principles of our society and government that they should have learned in school and are more than free to avail themselves of before trying to participate in a discussion involving those aforementioned aspects.
I'm not trying to attack you or your beliefs snorkle - I am trying to get you to understand where the other side is coming from.
Listening to the other side and understanding where they are coming from - what they think - and why they think that - that's the first step in a discussion - especially one as polarized as this topic.
I hope that we can try and initiate that kind of discussion instead of a bland your on this side of the fence so your my enemy scenario.