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[Felix Canus]

Felix

Problem with what he ranted about is that 95% of the kids he went to school with are from the same place he is from, two of his victims went to the same high school he did. Americans really don't understand the concept of rich and poor, he was not poor and most of the student body is not rich they are middle class and most parents take out loans and mortgages to send their kids to school. Cho was delusional; he felt a gap that did not exist. He had more money than I did when I went to school; I couldn't buy CDs much less guns back then.

That was part of the point I was trying (poorly) to make. I do not believe it has anything to do with actual material wealth, but has more to do with the personalities that wealth brings. Less than an hour ago, I witnessed a young girl (18-20) arguing with a police office that she should be allowed to park her Jaguar in a non-parking area because there was shade there and shade is good for her car. It had nothing to do with the law, but everything to do with her driving a Jaguar. That is a perfect example of the lack of civil sense that growing up wealthy often causes.

Yes, Cho was delusion, no doubt. But delusions must have something to feed on, to take root in. In the seriously delusional, they manufacture their own sources, but these people are fairly easy to spot. The ones like Cho are better at hiding in plain sight, especially in a society that avoids looking an anyone but themselves.

But I must take exception to the idea that Americans don't know the difference between rich and poor. It may appear that way, but I can assure you that the poor are very well aware of the differences. It's just very easy to ignore the poor and their views. That is why the peasantry rarely makes it into the history books with any detail.