we don't need to fight the "culture of entitlement". we're living in super-production. insofar as labour is necessary, it's only necessary to do a very small amount of it. a lot of what hasn't been mechanized has been offshored, which, in context, means we don't have to do it at all. we could split up what's left so that we're each working only a few hours a week and still have plenty to spare.

rather, we need to fight the brutality of the "protestant work ethic" and the mindset that argues that our lives are defined by our ability to provide profit for our employers. we need to have a greater respect for the idea of freedom and it's corollary of idleness.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/11/the-gops-cruel-crusade-against-food-stamps/281708/

when somebody uses a word like "entitlement", what i hear is "recognize your place as a slave". what i hear is "we ought to decide if and when you should eat, sleep and shit based on how much work you've performed for us".

years ago, we didn't use the term "entitled". the term we used was "human rights".

we didn't talk about how young people feel entitled to food, shelter, education and at least a pursuit of happiness. we talked about how everybody has a basic human right to these things.

so, i plead to you - the next time you hear some fucking nazi blowhard rambling on and on about entitlements?

yes, you feel entitled to a number of things, and those things are called human rights. and if this son of a bitch feels like he wants to stand in between you and your fundamental human rights, then he'd better grab a shotgun because it's worth fighting for.