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The Brat Privilege
How social movements have been hijacked by the upper-class kids
Nowadays, privilege is in the spotlight globally. And people talk a lot about privilege.
Most of the time these talks come from upper-class college students, posting from their expensive laptops, insulting anyone who disagrees with them, talking about privilege and anti-capitalism while failing to realize that they are part of that system they criticize.
They will throw tantrums as soon as they have a chance, not because they actually care, but because it’s trendy.
They will call horrible things to anyone daring to not agree with them, including literally anyone, even blue-collar workers, black people, formerly oppressed women, anyone.
They will try to destroy their lives in the name of justice, without realizing that they’re being the actual bullies.
Because let’s be honest, when you have enough money to write from a Mac, while sipping Starbucks coffee and making fun of those who weren’t able to attend college, the ones who keep your country running, the chances are that the only privileged is you.
This kind of privilege silences every fight, as it shifts our focus from things like our growing global poverty (yes it…
