Entitlement

In this new found outrage over the deficit a recurring theme is "reforming entitlements". This means Soc Sec and Medicare , which are for everyone ( not only low income) and medicaid ( for low income). This was done one purpose, the get greater buy in by the American public. The present socio-political landscape is exactly why FDR designed them this way. Somehow this econo mic crisis, caused mostly by the reckless behavior of financial gamblers at an elite level, has caused resentment of anyone "getting" a benefit that the person complaining is not eligible for or, does not receive. People talk about others getting benefits and the creation of a "culture of entitlement" that is coincidentgly bad for a nations morals and expensive. I have been in all strata of American life and I would say the" culture of entitlement" reached its fullest expression in the behavior of the "haves" more than of the underclass. When Left Feminism drew attention to the privileges a white male gets, instead of doing some soul searching many men said,"wait, she says I'm supposed to have everything. Where is it? I want my White Privilege!"They know it was better when that position was backed up by law as well as culture, though that might be in opposition to their consciously held beliefs. My significant other says what people accuse you of they are probably doing. The denials of the Tea Baggers about racial motivation notwithstanding, the loss of the possibility of going back to the "good ole days when..."which a Black President represents is part of why the increase in hatred of Obama compared to Clinton. The real sense of entitlement is from the White, Judeo/Christian (even they had to open up to Catholics and Jews) cultural ruling class that feels the loss intensely, leading to claims of victimhood. Victimhood is a great motivator to violence