America's Future
Oh dear, I am afraid I must once again address another anonymous comment. It is much too long to copy into this posting, but I will post a portion. It is in response to the "Controversial Issue" posting on May 20th. I do wish the anonymous' out there would make themselves known because it seems as if they fall into one category -- lacking logical reasoning skills. If I were an anonymous, I would not want to be grouped into such a category! Here is a portion:
I stumbled onto your blog thinking it belonged to an old friend. I perused for a second and ended up reading this post. And I just had to say that this is a very ignorant post. Honestly. I can understand not supporting the misuse or fraud within the welfare system but to basically say "i don't want my money going to people who are living in POVERTY" - do you get that? - POVERTY? - is just an example of the ridiculous capitalist "i need more" mentality that runs rampant in this country. And - aren't you supposed to be a christian?
(Back to Amanda) Hmmmm..... When referencing my posting I believe these were my words verbatim, "All I suggest is obligatory monthly civic duties in exchange for welfare assistance." Nowhere do I see the words, "I don't want my money going to people who are living in poverty." (By the way, the "who are" is not needed)
Mistake #1 -- When we paraphrase, we must paraphrase the writer's words and not our hasty interpretation.
Next, which may have humored me most, is the reference to being a bourgeois or ridiculous capitalist. What is ironic is according to my end of the year tax return, I have fallen into the poverty category for the past two years. Yes, I AM ONE OF THE CHOSEN that falls into the category of government aid, yet I haven't received it. I ate a diet of eggs, oatmeal, bananas, celery, and bread for the past three months because of my low-paying wages, but somehow, I, the poverty stricken, still managed to make it without starving to death, plus I didn't gain weight eating these low cost/healthy foods. Also, I lived in a house with ten people. I did not have the luxury of having my own apartment provided or even the luxury of my own bathroom. (I threw that in for the sympathy vote)
Mistake #2 -- Before we point the finger at someone else being ignorant, let us make sure we are not the ignorant ones.
And lastly, the "aren't you supposed to be a Christian?" line. This one certainly confused me the most (on many different levels). If my blog was an innocent stumble and was perused for a matter of seconds, how in the world would one even know I was a Christian? None of the postings on the blog page declare that. Archive digging or familiarity would be the only way that truth would be brought to light. Divine revelation, perhaps?
Mistake #3 --- If lying, make sure you cover all your bases.
And, ladies and gents, perhaps this is what we get when we have the audacity to hope for change.
I stumbled onto your blog thinking it belonged to an old friend. I perused for a second and ended up reading this post. And I just had to say that this is a very ignorant post. Honestly. I can understand not supporting the misuse or fraud within the welfare system but to basically say "i don't want my money going to people who are living in POVERTY" - do you get that? - POVERTY? - is just an example of the ridiculous capitalist "i need more" mentality that runs rampant in this country. And - aren't you supposed to be a christian?
(Back to Amanda) Hmmmm..... When referencing my posting I believe these were my words verbatim, "All I suggest is obligatory monthly civic duties in exchange for welfare assistance." Nowhere do I see the words, "I don't want my money going to people who are living in poverty." (By the way, the "who are" is not needed)
Mistake #1 -- When we paraphrase, we must paraphrase the writer's words and not our hasty interpretation.
Next, which may have humored me most, is the reference to being a bourgeois or ridiculous capitalist. What is ironic is according to my end of the year tax return, I have fallen into the poverty category for the past two years. Yes, I AM ONE OF THE CHOSEN that falls into the category of government aid, yet I haven't received it. I ate a diet of eggs, oatmeal, bananas, celery, and bread for the past three months because of my low-paying wages, but somehow, I, the poverty stricken, still managed to make it without starving to death, plus I didn't gain weight eating these low cost/healthy foods. Also, I lived in a house with ten people. I did not have the luxury of having my own apartment provided or even the luxury of my own bathroom. (I threw that in for the sympathy vote)
Mistake #2 -- Before we point the finger at someone else being ignorant, let us make sure we are not the ignorant ones.
And lastly, the "aren't you supposed to be a Christian?" line. This one certainly confused me the most (on many different levels). If my blog was an innocent stumble and was perused for a matter of seconds, how in the world would one even know I was a Christian? None of the postings on the blog page declare that. Archive digging or familiarity would be the only way that truth would be brought to light. Divine revelation, perhaps?
Mistake #3 --- If lying, make sure you cover all your bases.
And, ladies and gents, perhaps this is what we get when we have the audacity to hope for change.
posted by Amanda at 6:38 PM
5 Comments:
AH HA HA HA HA HA!!!!! Yes I definitely "would not want to be grouped into such a category!" Excellent post my friend! Excellent post!! Still Laughing!
T
Brava! Gosh, this post makes me miss ya so much! Glad to hear you're the same ol' Amanda Bridgette that I know and love...and I think God might be in New York. Maybe still not Michigan, but I think NYC has got him!
Word.
TD
I guess everyone is entitled to an opinion... provided it is done in a respectful and non-condescending way. When making a point it is never acceptable to trash a person’s intellect and beliefs. I was always taught that if you have nothing to say nice about a person, then it is really best left unsaid. Amanda, you did nothing wrong. Don’t take this person to heart if they don’t have the intestinal fortitude to sign their name to it! Nuf-said...
itoddday
Amanda, you Go Girl! I LOVED reading your response to the anonymous post. I was reminded of when Melissa worked with welfare recipients who had their electric bills paid for them while they had cell phones and ate lunch out compared to her not being able to afford a cell phone and she brought peanut butter sandwiches for lunch!!!! Mind boggling! And I just love that you caught the grammatical error and factual inconsistencies. Life can be so unfair, thank you for your the honest response.
Obviously I'm catching up on your blog reading from the top down, therefore commented before reading the blog that started the "controversial issue" response. My comments were what you were stating in the first place!!! You have experienced what Melissa experienced!
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