I'm sure it's always been like this but lately it seems there is an ever growing disdain for people who are considered successful. One of the local stories this week in our town that has been hot topic is a Fred's Dollar Store and Sonic Drive In have plans to build directly in front and beside a very nice gated community in one of the nicer areas of southeast Shreveport. The residents are extremely angry along with other gated communities in the area. They do not want these establishments around them. The Fred's Dollar Store is the one that is confusing because I can assure you their clientele isn't in this area.
One of the local news stations ran a story on it and linked it to Facebook.The link had to later be removed because of how nasty and vulgar the comments were. People were calling these folks who lived in this area some extremely vulgar names and accusing them of "thinking they're better than everyone else" and they should just shut the "blank" up and move if they don't like it. Before the link was removed I scanned down the comment section and to my surprise I knew some of the people making these vulgar statements about these people. People who are middle class, who work hard and earn what they get. Of course there were the low income people on their bashing the "mean ole rich folks" but how ironic it was that they were claiming to be less fortunate but somehow affluent enough to have internet connection and facebook. LOL!
The assumption obviously was these people just had their success and wealth handed to them. I know a lot of people who live in that area of town and all of them sacrificed and worked very hard for a very long time to get in the position they're now in. There's business owners, doctors, lawyers etc. who live in this section of town and I know not everyone of them were just handed what they have. But many who don't have what they have trash these people like they stole it from them. I was very, very disappointed in some of the people (THAT I KNOW) who had commented with such vulgar and insulting remarks about these people who simply want to protect their property values. There were two people in particular who I know very well that I'm going to ask them about it next time I see them. I just don't get the "hate" and disdain for someone who has worked for what they've got and isn't sucking off the system like many do.
They've reposted the story and cleaned out the comment section.
http://www.ktbs.com/story/24979170/norris-ferry-homeowners-not-on-board-with-new-retail-plans
One of the local news stations ran a story on it and linked it to Facebook.The link had to later be removed because of how nasty and vulgar the comments were. People were calling these folks who lived in this area some extremely vulgar names and accusing them of "thinking they're better than everyone else" and they should just shut the "blank" up and move if they don't like it. Before the link was removed I scanned down the comment section and to my surprise I knew some of the people making these vulgar statements about these people. People who are middle class, who work hard and earn what they get. Of course there were the low income people on their bashing the "mean ole rich folks" but how ironic it was that they were claiming to be less fortunate but somehow affluent enough to have internet connection and facebook. LOL!
The assumption obviously was these people just had their success and wealth handed to them. I know a lot of people who live in that area of town and all of them sacrificed and worked very hard for a very long time to get in the position they're now in. There's business owners, doctors, lawyers etc. who live in this section of town and I know not everyone of them were just handed what they have. But many who don't have what they have trash these people like they stole it from them. I was very, very disappointed in some of the people (THAT I KNOW) who had commented with such vulgar and insulting remarks about these people who simply want to protect their property values. There were two people in particular who I know very well that I'm going to ask them about it next time I see them. I just don't get the "hate" and disdain for someone who has worked for what they've got and isn't sucking off the system like many do.
They've reposted the story and cleaned out the comment section.
http://www.ktbs.com/story/24979170/norris-ferry-homeowners-not-on-board-with-new-retail-plans
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