I've seen this picture shared around on Facebook and while many people laughed

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone)
11/16/2015 at 15:48 • Filed to: None

...many actually got angry and started talking about laziness and parasitic classes and Karl Marx and free rides and wtf?

Is it really better to wait for a few dollars that the government has to spare and fill up with plastic and cardboard dissguised as food(and I’m not talking about the packaging) than being able to eat out or being able to buy fresh food(or food that actually tastes like food) in smaller quantities at a time?

Also, before talking about Marx, people should know a few things about him. Many of the people who are viciously critizing Marx, think he was Russian.

DISCUSSION (27)

My citroen won't start > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 15:55

Not sure this is the correct place for this.

inb4 “DAMN COMMUNISM WANNA TAKE MAH THANGS, THEY ARE MINE GODARNIT"

LongbowMkII > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 15:55

If someone gets their idea of the poor in the US from Facebook memes, they have a serious problem.

HammerheadFistpunch > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 15:57

Carl is such a Russian name

EL_ULY > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 16:03

I need to work less!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 16:05

I do actually kinda of miss having food share. I’m not the kid of person who can just leech off the government when I don’t need to, but when my wife and I first got married I couldn’t find a job, and we were getting about 300 bucks a month in food share. It was pretty awesome to go grocery shopping and just buy what ever. I mean right now going to the grocery store and spending 150 bucks, twice a month is something we just can’t afford. But than again we could if we didn’t have a car payment on my wife’s car, and my old Mitsubishi, that needs more TLC, which is just code for money, and time.

Leon711 > HammerheadFistpunch
11/16/2015 at 16:06

Much like John or Dave

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 16:10

People that share bullshit like this tend to be suburban middle-class types that don’t understand what it is to not have much. They don’t understand that there’s such a thing as “working poor,” or that it’s harder to get out of poverty than anyone actually realizes. It’s much easier to look down on people who fell through the cracks as lazy or stupid when most Americans are just a few paychecks away from the same situation. *links include fart and weiner jokes to keep from being too depressing*

Fuck those idiots.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > LongbowMkII
11/16/2015 at 16:13

We’re talking about people who think that a person without political experience makes a great president.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 16:20

I work in a hospital. Way too many times I see patients on public aid come in wearing designer stuff. Even their toddlers have an iPad and Air Jordans. They get into nicer cars than the people taking care of them. And usually, they barely speak English. I see it in the grocery stores too. People pay for Jones Soda and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and other brand name stuff with food stamps, then when they get to the items the food stamps don’t cover, like alcohol, they pull out a big wad of cash. I see it way too much. The system is there for people who need it, not for people to abuse it. It’s too easy when you work a job that pays cash and/or you don’t marry the woman you knocked up so she can get WIC benefits.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
11/16/2015 at 16:26

Those people are memorable because they’re possibly abusing the system. But they’re a small (albeit very visible) minority of the people on the dole. Statistically there’s more fraud, waste, and abuse perpetrated by doctors and hospitals who collect the payments from Medicare/Medicaid than by the patients who are eligible for the benefits. But you know — when rich people steal from the government it’s OK.

wiffleballtony > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 16:29

My refrigerator is usually pretty bare. And it’s mainly because I don’t know how to cook for myself.

LongbowMkII > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 16:34

sad but true.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
11/16/2015 at 16:37

Are you sure some of those things are not Chinese knok-offs? Chinatown stores sometimes sell fake label gadgets and clothes.

LongbowMkII > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
11/16/2015 at 16:39

I live in a poor county where ~40% of the population is on GA. I’m just going to go ahead and say that the only people with ‘stacks of cash’ aren’t flashing them for a 30pack at Walmart.

But thank you for using your anecdotes to perpetuate stereotypes.

LongbowMkII > Leon711
11/16/2015 at 16:40

Johnov or Daveov amirite?

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
11/16/2015 at 16:44

The rich want you to see those who abuse the system. They use the poor to scare and distract the (shrinking)middle class, while they run with all the money.

zeontestpilot > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 16:45

Eh, no idea what you’re talking about. But my fridge is more like the one on the right. Just enough until the next paycheck.

Kinja'd!!!

Fun fact: most of the condiments are from my grandparents, who flew south for the winter...they...wait...I didn’t know we had syru! Brb, asking for pancakes for dinner...

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 17:03

They don’t sell knock off H2’s or Yukon Denali’s which, even if bought used, are still expensive and costly to maintain.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
11/16/2015 at 17:04

And I’m only one observer...

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > wiffleballtony
11/16/2015 at 17:33

Or you don’t want to learn how to cook, lol.

I’m not an expert chef myself, but sometimes I like to try my hand. Some attempts are less successful than others, and make me drop cooking for a few days.

XJDano > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 17:43

Mmmm Nilla wafers. That is all.

wiffleballtony > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 17:50

It’s one of those things where I am just not good at. I’ve tried my hand, by the ingredients, follow instructions and it turns out really bland. To the point I don’t want left overs and it becomes just as expensive as eating out. My wife on the other hand, just knows how to cook. She looks at instructions and starts substituting ingredients and she never sets a timer. It always turns out. The problem there is she hates cooking. And both of us work full time. As a result, it’s a lot sandwiches and microwaves.

nermal > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 18:02

It’s no wonder all of the poor lazy leech people are so overweight and unable to work, if all they eat is that overly processed garbage “food”.

Shop around the outside of the supermarket if you want to eat healthy (fruits / vegetables / meat / dairy). Funny how that works.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > zeontestpilot
11/16/2015 at 18:03

Kefir? Is that some sort of Eastern European yogurt?

zeontestpilot > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 18:16

Um, no idea, it’s the wife’s and I’m not allowed to drink it...so naturally I took a swig when she wasn’t looking. It tastes like thin yogurt. It’s not bad, but not something I’d eagerly look forward to.

Oh yeah, she said no to pancakes, :(.

The Compromiser > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
11/16/2015 at 18:35

Fuck Karl Marx. Chico is the funny brother anyway.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/16/2015 at 19:17

And that’s why capitalism will either reform or crumble under its own greed and arrogance, like many other systems did before.

It simply isn’t right for people who sacrifice their time and vigor to work hard, only to barely get by.

Rich people shouldn’t be admired only for how much they make, but for how they made the money. For how well they treat their employees and partners. And for how much they invest in things like innovation and sustainability.