tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post8807199155395498539..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Smug gitsnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-85703522872049986882020-11-10T17:02:19.664+00:002020-11-10T17:02:19.664+00:00Agent: Indeed, we're both very privileged and ...Agent: Indeed, we're both very privileged and extremely lucky not to be struggling for survival day in and day out.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-83567672589055362152020-11-10T15:03:55.198+00:002020-11-10T15:03:55.198+00:00I'm supremely aware of my privilege. I'm w...I'm supremely aware of my privilege. I'm white, for one thing. I'm educated. I have a good job and a safe home. Those things make me luckier than most n the world and it's one of the reasons I'm so committed to working with less advantaged people.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-25953142421334943022020-11-05T13:12:53.496+00:002020-11-05T13:12:53.496+00:00Liz: They do indeed. He's so conspicuously arr...Liz: They do indeed. He's so conspicuously arrogant and self-satisfied.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-2348276215197623022020-11-05T13:08:19.207+00:002020-11-05T13:08:19.207+00:00People like Mr Rees-Mogg encourage that assumption...People like Mr Rees-Mogg encourage that assumption.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-77216119362158113732020-11-05T07:50:57.069+00:002020-11-05T07:50:57.069+00:00Joared: I think quite a lot of people think like t...Joared: I think quite a lot of people think like that. Resentment and envy against those who are "sitting pretty" seems to be growing. And yes, it's very much a false assumption in my case.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68025892224000976502020-11-05T07:46:55.088+00:002020-11-05T07:46:55.088+00:00Fly: Absolutely. A rising number of once well-off ...Fly: Absolutely. A rising number of once well-off middle class families are now resorting to food banks.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-91091868949995818072020-11-05T07:45:12.098+00:002020-11-05T07:45:12.098+00:00Tammy: No, not quite Groucho. He had a moustache a...Tammy: No, not quite Groucho. He had a moustache and always looked happy.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-88957509633391076472020-11-05T06:15:12.580+00:002020-11-05T06:15:12.580+00:00I don’t think the premise stated in your first sen...I don’t think the premise stated in your first sentence is what everybody thinks though no doubt some do. Unfortunate if you’ve encountered some who may have made false assumptions about you. That’s their misfortune. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-39148124328145441062020-11-05T02:08:17.828+00:002020-11-05T02:08:17.828+00:00LOL! yes. very Dickensian. or maybe a rich man'...LOL! yes. very Dickensian. or maybe a rich man's Groucho Marks! (the eyebrows you know.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-26248025774146165012020-11-05T00:24:26.680+00:002020-11-05T00:24:26.680+00:00The way society is now, the person who despises th...The way society is now, the person who despises those living on the street could be there themselves given just a little bad luck...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-56661455085771808552020-11-04T18:42:31.061+00:002020-11-04T18:42:31.061+00:00Tammy: Doesn't he look like someone out of Dic...Tammy: Doesn't he look like someone out of Dickens?nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-60937187584518843592020-11-04T18:40:06.129+00:002020-11-04T18:40:06.129+00:00Tammy: Agreed, comparison robs one of joy. If you&...Tammy: Agreed, comparison robs one of joy. If you're enjoying your life, there's no need for comparison. And yes, Mr Rees Mogg doesn't look as if he's enjoying his life. He looks as if he's just seen something very distasteful.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-49223128662160610842020-11-04T16:23:41.448+00:002020-11-04T16:23:41.448+00:00that saying... "there but for the grace of Go...that saying... "there but for the grace of God go I."<br />perhaps it is condescending even though meaning not to be. just give me a flushing toilet... clean water... simple food... and a chance for quiet rest when I need it. <br />comparison robs one of joy.<br />and my own ego wants to say Mister Jacob Rees-Mogg doesn't look very joyful. but perhaps he is.<br />I wouldn't know. I don't like his hat though. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-74551276760201320002020-11-04T13:34:14.329+00:002020-11-04T13:34:14.329+00:00Jenny: Indeed, lack of awareness and compassion. S...Jenny: Indeed, lack of awareness and compassion. Some people simply screen out what they don't want to know about, and hope it will go away.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-7562930155857562832020-11-04T10:19:34.394+00:002020-11-04T10:19:34.394+00:00I think smugness is a big problem, but as Kylie ab...I think smugness is a big problem, but as Kylie above says, smugness is based on lack of awareness. and also lack of compassion. these people have ALWAYS been around, throughout history. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-14860379338057123262020-11-04T08:17:16.190+00:002020-11-04T08:17:16.190+00:00Kylie: Absolutely, a lack of awareness. They'v...Kylie: Absolutely, a lack of awareness. They've never lived in a mould-ridden bedsit with the bailiff knocking on the door. They think being poor is a "lifestyle choice".nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-73128810232500760942020-11-04T08:14:04.544+00:002020-11-04T08:14:04.544+00:00Jean: Yes, you know how privileged you are because...Jean: Yes, you know how privileged you are because you were once poor. You don't assume people are poor because of "bad budgeting" or because they "fritter away their money".nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-11460086545039704422020-11-04T08:10:42.591+00:002020-11-04T08:10:42.591+00:00Kylie: Amen to that. A college education and likew...Kylie: Amen to that. A college education and likewise a professional qualification.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-63297517429918581472020-11-04T06:45:14.490+00:002020-11-04T06:45:14.490+00:00Nick, I don't think it's smugness that'...Nick, I don't think it's smugness that's the problem, it's outright lack of awareness. Smug people at least know they are better off in some way but its the privileged who declare themselves not privileged who are distasteful. It's just like saying "I'm not racist, I have black friends"kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-83979942288514720562020-11-04T06:43:08.089+00:002020-11-04T06:43:08.089+00:00Saving money for college or new shoes makes the as...Saving money for college or new shoes makes the assumption there is something to save and when people with a college education say they are not privileged all I can do is laughkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-64795905355918203152020-11-04T03:19:07.494+00:002020-11-04T03:19:07.494+00:00I think of myself as privileged. It's not that...I think of myself as privileged. It's not that we have that much, but we had the chance to get a good education and create a lifestyle that is meaningful to us. We've always lived below our means because we were both fairly poor when we grew up and also prefer a simple life. We were incredibly lucky to have been born at the right time, and I don't take that for granted. I count my blessings. CheerfulMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934008738777906970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-46634287810993696082020-11-03T23:26:35.818+00:002020-11-03T23:26:35.818+00:00Susan: Indeed, there's so much hypocritical &q...Susan: Indeed, there's so much hypocritical "concern" from those who've never had to wonder where the next meal's coming from.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-23335622400650958402020-11-03T23:24:20.840+00:002020-11-03T23:24:20.840+00:00Linda: That's the crucial thing, you've be...Linda: That's the crucial thing, you've been poor so you understand what it's like. Unlike the mega-rich who've never known a day's poverty in their life.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-48885381546171400722020-11-03T23:09:28.477+00:002020-11-03T23:09:28.477+00:00We are not privileged, but not poor either. Both o...We are not privileged, but not poor either. Both of us came from lots of work and saving money for college or new shoes. Sometimes the celebrities lecture my generation about politics and equality from one of their mansions. Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-51034685142744209532020-11-03T21:59:01.919+00:002020-11-03T21:59:01.919+00:00I have been poor and I have been rich. It is impos...I have been poor and I have been rich. It is impossible for me to forget having been poor and doing what I can to help those still struggling. So, yes I am now privileged but not, I think, smug.Linda Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734450335251336493noreply@blogger.com