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Originally Posted by Dawn
It seems to me that there are those who think they know what's best for everyone and there are those who consider that everyone else might know what's best for themselves.
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Yes, I'm dealing with such a person right now. Someone who thinks they know what is best for everyone....exactly!
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Doesn't it strike you as odd that in your great country the majority of those who don't have a share of the wealth don't have white skin and or don't speak with an American accent, it's the same here in the UK and it's the same the world over.
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Last time I checked, China, Japan, Brazil, India, Russia & most of the middle east had the most wealth around the world. I'm not sure if you'd classify most of those people as "white" or not.
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Money doesn't end up in the hands of those who are best able to manage and utilise it, it ends up in the hands of those who think they are.
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And how do these people achieve this great feat? They hypnotize the rest of the world into giving them money? They break into their homes to steal it? Hadn't read about either of those in the paper these days...
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<snip> I could go on but I think that my attempts at explanation would fall on deaf ears.
<snip>l................the list is endless but I think you're very probably bored already.
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yes until I read the first line below. It had me literally rolling on the floor laughing....
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Give me and those like me more money so that we can do more of this and we'll show you the difference that art makes to societies.
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Where exactly is this money supposed to come from and why should it be given to you? It all boils down to a simple equation:
If what you do is of ANY value to society, there WILL be a market for it and you will be compensated for it accordingly. If you aren't getting compensated what you think you deserve, then it is SOLELY because the people around you (i.e. society) places LITTLE or no VALUE to what it is you do.
Perhaps we all should care about "community arts" the way you do and perhaps we would all be "better" for it but the world we live in doesn't seem to value much of it.
Oh well, I'm off to check the US stock market to see how much money I've made today.
Cheers,
ExPat