From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!alice!rabbit!jj
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Re: How can they do this
Article-I.D.: rabbit.841
Posted: Tue Oct 26 14:50:29 1982
Received: Wed Oct 27 08:48:07 1982
References: vax1.231

	Well, Kurt, that wasn't my last word.   I read your article again, and
fixated on the part that aruged that the person must have some responsibility 
for their plight.   That statement is untrue, very offensive to me, and also
ignores the realities and psychology of families without income.  In my
own situation, I went to college from an economically depressed region,
around Youngstown, Ohio, where even lousy jobs didn't exist.  My father was 
dead, my mother 60 years old and on pension, and myself without any financial 
resources from the past.  I challenge you to show me that I could have fixed 
the economy of the area, brought my father back to life, found employment for 
my mother, and created $20,000 of savings.  What I could do, I did.  I nearly 
killed myself trying.  While it certainly wasn't your fault that this happened, 
or anyone's for that matter, I greatly resent your assumption that I had 
control over the situation.(I realize that you do not know me, 
and you were not directing your comments directly to me, but
your statement included me, and I reserve the right to flame back.) 
Furthermore, I resent your lumping all "economically disadvantaged persons"
under the same heading.  So would, I suspect, a lot of other people.
For the record, I am White, Celtic, and Protestant, and thus I didn't even
qualify for the (VERY MINIMAL) affirmative action programs that were then
in force, in fact, they continually siphoned resources away from me.

rabbit!jj, who is unsubscribing to this newsgroup until he feels the adrenalin
shutting off.