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Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith

WildEyedLiberal

(12,799 posts) Mon Dec 12, 2011, 03:00 AM Dec 2011

"The poor cannot pull themselves up by their bootstraps because they don't have any boots"

I saw this quote tonight, painted on the wall of my parish's event hall. There were other quotes, too, and all had to do with poverty, but that one struck me the most. I thought the folks here would appreciate it - it was unattributed so I'm not sure where it's from, but it sums up my thinking on that odious axiom quite nicely.

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"The poor cannot pull themselves up by their bootstraps because they don't have any boots" (Original Post) WildEyedLiberal Dec 2011 OP

EVERYONE who tries to "pull themselves up by their bootstraps" smashes their face into the ground... saras Dec 2011 #1

And about as useful n/t WildEyedLiberal Dec 2011 #2

saras

(6,670 posts)

1. EVERYONE who tries to "pull themselves up by their bootstraps" smashes their face into the ground...

Reply to WildEyedLiberal (Original post)

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 04:29 AM

Dec 2011

...until they learn their lesson, and stop tripping themselves.

It's about as realistic advice as "go fuck yourself."

WildEyedLiberal

(12,799 posts)

2. And about as useful n/t

Reply to saras (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 02:16 AM

Dec 2011

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