Originally posted by rafmed:
I think Americans have no idea what real poverty is, they speak about coke or ice creams or going to the movies, that is not poverty, no one that belongs to this comunity is poor, we all have a computer, internet, very far from poverty, real poverty.
Um, Raf, i didnt read all of your reply, and i most certainly
DO whole heartedly agree with you that the vast majority of Americans have NO idea what real poverty is, but you seriously DO need to think more carefully about the last part i quoted you on.
I am, and have been for most of my life, very poor, financially.
I have gone many days without food. I have had to do without healthcare, even in emergencies sometimes, I have been homeless, and had to sleep on a tennis court bench with my dog.( although i didnt really sleep much as its dangerous there at night, lots of gangmembers and pervs around, as well as people who know who i am, and would gossip.). When i did have a house, for a very long time i lived in 3rd world conditions, and my mom, pets, and i suffered greatly.
I have experienced and witnessed immense suffering and death, experienced the very definition of the word "terror", been persecuted and terrorized by the local government, suffered the loss of loved ones....God, i could go on, but i have to get off the computer now.
Oh.... and as for Interbet access, libraries are FREE, Raf. And right now , i'm using someone elses comp, so its still free for me.
Even though things are a bit better now, and i have a job that actually pays ona regular basis, i still live WELL below the poverty level, and with all the rent i have to pay, I still skip lunch, and dont get to "live" like other Americans do. Life still doesnt have much meaning for me, and my future is still bleak. every day is still a battle for me. my health is not that great, but i cant afford DRs, tests, and treatment.
I'd like to say more, but i'm out of time. if you want, you can email, and I would be more than happy to tell you what many Americans experience, my perspective on America, etc. Maybe then people wouldnt bitch at me for hating this country so much. Although, i really dont hate the country, just the government...
Oh, and education???? LOL. I cant afford that, either...
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Look...look what you've done to me...You've made me poor and infamous, and I thank you...
My name is
MISS MACPHISTO...I'm tired and i want to go HOME...
"Well you tell...Bonovista,that i said hello and that my codename is Belleview" - Bono before opening night of Anaheim Elevation concert
Well tonight thank God it's them, instead of you...
[This message has been edited by Miss MacPhisto (edited 04-22-2002).]