tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484861000952756235.post4608380008053242954..comments2023-05-17T16:37:00.239+06:00Comments on A Black Man in Poland: Obama Again Dismantles the Politics of Selfishness, Fear and HateJoel Blaisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14109606431524964778noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484861000952756235.post-33015492008447832792013-07-17T06:13:44.502+07:002013-07-17T06:13:44.502+07:00"Many Americans have some strange belief that..."Many Americans have some strange belief that the poor want to be poor. even worse, they imply that the poor are "less than"in some way. There is the thought that those who are not wealthy must be doing something wrong. "If you are rich, you must be intelligent"."<br /><br />Doesn't that come from the idea of predestination of grace in some Protestant religions? I.e. that some guys are chosen by God for salvation in advance and so they are generally more successful in life than others?Sylwiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421574536682022492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484861000952756235.post-55009453027084824232012-11-07T22:49:38.890+07:002012-11-07T22:49:38.890+07:00I heard Obama's speech late at night, and I so...I heard Obama's speech late at night, and I so agree with his words that in America you can be successful no matter who you are; White or Black or Hispanic or Native American, gay or straight, man or woman etc. I believe this country gives so many opportunities that it would be a shame to sit on my butt and think that others must be more intelligent than me because they are richer. Aniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05830264584635048500noreply@blogger.com