OWS Class Discussion Aftermath

After discussing Taibbi’s article in class, I still feel that my concern to this event is still the same, which is to say that I’m indifferent about the matter. Talking to people who are passionate about this article and who, for most part, sided with Taibbi’s observations and new perspective after he understood the situation was definitely appreciated and respected. I understand why they are so passionate about his levelheaded words because Taibbi is directing the article to all of us who are in this struggle, and I cannot deny that all my life my family has been and still is struggling to make way, but we can’t let the hardships of the economy get the best of us. This leads to the part in our class discussion when we discussed how one of the main obstacles for change is the social rank difference and the bias view individuals have on one another based on status. Mr. Kelly brought up the fact that we could find all different types of individuals within a social rank; there are those who are in the lower class and no matter what they do they are never given equal work opportunity and then there are those lower class people who want to be spoon fed and given a free ride but put no work and effort to deserve rewards. In the upper class, there are those who work their butts off, who climbed the ladder deservingly and who are trying to help the lower class, and then there are those who are scandalous, who unfairly climbed the ladder and who could care less about anyone but themselves. How can one determine an individual’s self worth among the masses? That’s just it, we can’t. So how do we go about change? This question is still left unanswered. Although I have little concern about this issue because my focuses are elsewhere, I am curious about how people will repair our country. Is our economical situation going to make a turnover for the better or will our economy not make a rise until we hit rock bottom?  Hopefully we can avoid that, but until then I have experience to gain so I can get the career I want!