The Poor Coalition

All of the various groups that use other than economic status to identify themselves have already lost the battle between them who have and them who don't have. Putting racial identity, religious, ethnic, or sexual identity first ensures the war of the classes will not tilt in the favor of the majority any time soon. All those differences are exactly what the deep pocketed class want us to focus on. We worry about the stupid shit while they exploit the shit out of us.

Instead, if we broke down all our interests into economic needs, we might have a snowball's chance in Hell of turning some tides. We could call the folks who consistently live at or below the the poverty line, the Poor Coalition. The folks who belong to the middle class, the Middle Coalition. The Upper Middle class, the Upper middle Coalition and anyone living over that , the Exploitation Class.

Regardless of any disparaging labeling, my point is we need to stop allowing distraction issues from widening the divides between us. Once we start insisting that all boats get the help to rise with the tide, then we can work on the irritating and other serious inequalities like Race, Gender Identities, and Religion. 

No matter what color we are, no matter what religion we embrace, no matter how we identify gender sexual wise; if we are living in poverty we are all in the same stinking pond. Would it not make more sense to offer a united front instead of the fractured paths, our puppet masters have put us on?

Just a thought that came to mind with my first cup of coffee this morning.

Later .................................

More images of Maine from Steven Rubin

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Since I am in a hurry this morning ................ Well, I don't actually hurry anymore. I just shuffle quickly now ....... Anyway, here is one of more beautiful and poignant songs I keep coming back to when I need some musical empathy. Lately, I seem to need more than ever before.

Here is Gary Jules with "Mad World".