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James Roberts's avatar

A timely reminder of the corruption of a uniparty system. See also, perhaps, Chicago (I think you basically said as much). A shame anyone, has to live this way, but especially Americans. Would proper federal representation actually help, or would it just send more money to be mismanaged?

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Phil Hannum's avatar

In 1976, I learned a new term- “Relative Deprivation.” Mr. Robert Meyer, Director of the Office to Combat Terrorism, newly created at the State Department, described the term in 3 examples: 1. A person living in D.C. & owning a color TV, complains because he does not have a remote controller. 2. A man living in Detroit complains that he has a B/W TV & a dial channel selector. 3. A father in an African wooden hut, with a fully thatched roof, warming yams under a hot fire, is content that his family is being fed, they are safe from animals outside their hut & will be well fed that night.

Monica, your writing did just as well in explaining “Relative Deprivation,” though in different settings. You dug deeper, and learned more. Thank you for illustrating how bad things can be - in a “relative” sort of way.

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