The World I Choose Is At Shoprite

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Interesting take on it, River. I can definitely see how you came to your interpretation and I think you've come to some valid conclusions, even though they are very different from mine. First, you're not the only one who thinks minimum wage jobs are oppressive. I and everyone I know has had some of them while in school or while figuring out how to make more money. Supermarket jobs tend to have flexible shifts that put at least part of living expenses into the pockets of students, they let highschoolers save for first cars and college kids eat.

It may just be in the US but people of all religions tend to spend excessively on their holidays. Families tend to gather in quantity, coming together even though they might not at other times. Festive meals are huge with drink to match, regardless of class. Poor people go into debt for them, I'm not saying that's good, just true. Personally when I buy wine I'll pick up 6 varied bottles and they'll last at least a month. The large quantities were recognizable to the cashier as readying for a celebration of ancient traditions, of which she clearly has her own or she wouldn't have her headcovering. I don't think the two parties saw themselves as different classes, I doubt they are.

And to top it off, when it seems half of the US would like the world to mimic Hitler's version, I find a crumb of comfort  in every encounter (taken part of or observed) when people live their everyday lives with respect for each other.