Ugh! Even when I was *very* young, I knew that Good & Plenty was sent by the Devil to trick good children and make them suffer…

👿🤨😢

Btw, you notice how I was able to respond *without* insulting you…?

Amazon and Wal-Mart *intentionally* undercut small mom & pop stores and force them out of business so people have *no choice* but to shop with the giant corporations.

How is pointing that out “defending [my] ignorance”?

And how does that then mean that I “love Amazon so”?

I did not make an argument about being poor. I asked a *question* about whether or not OP had experienced being poor in the US.

I fail to see how that makes me a stupid idiot.

“Nonsensical apathy and complacency”…?

So, you don’t think, perhaps, that corporations have set things up in such a way as to leave some people with basically no options apart from what they offer?

Genuine question: have you ever been poor in the US?

Uh...I'm pretty sure some people are also too old, or too disabled, or too poor, or too far away from stores/lacking transportation to do anything *but* order from Amazon...you know, frivolous stuff like food and meds...🙄

"Wuthering Heights" was my introduction to Kate Bush in the early 80s. There was a local SF tv station that had a music video show (*just* after Mtv started) and the video was in *heavy* rotation. I've loved her since. And WH is *still* one of my favorite songs/videos!!!

I mean, if all you're going to do is sit on your ass and wait for a black woman to say something, you should have voted for one, no?

The library where I worked at the time did not successfully fulfill a single Patriot Act request.

Not that this is relevant to the current situation. I assure you this is a random memory that popped into my head with zero prompting.

You can't appeal to decency or empathy. They have none. They are not going to feel shame or remorse. If they can feel those things, it wouldn't be for strangers. Empathy isn't for anyone they perceive as beneath them. They don't see most people as humans like them. Stop expecting them to care.

Dude, *seriously*, what is your end goal in asking these questions? Several people (including OP) have pointed out your *clear lack* of reading skills. Why are you here? What do you want???