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A few minutes ago, I was cheated out of something that I had a legal right to. I can't go into details (too revealing) but I'm really pissed. And there is NOTHING in reality that I can do about it. I just have to accept it. When you're the "little guy" -- especially without any money -- you get cheated all the time. I've been cheated in so many ways the past few years. I've been cheated out a place to live (for complaining about illegal things that were going on). I have been cheated of proper health care, which has caused me a lot of pain and suffering. In fact, I may die because of care I have not been given, but that I have the legal right to get. You saw my post about the 7-year-old kid that survived alone in the jungle. I mentioned in that post about the four kids who survived a plane crash in Columbia. They were cheated, too. Their father was a leader in their tribe, who had been threatened with death by a rebel group because of his activism. So he "disappeared" himself, to save his life. After a few months, he contacted his family, saying that they were in danger, and said they should take a flight and join him, in a small Cessna plane, where he was hiding. They got on the plane, but it crashed, and the kid's mother, the pilot (a former taxi driver!) and the copilot (another activist from his tribe) all died. The kids survived. See, the plane had been in a very serious accident some time earlier, and to save money the owners repaired the plane without having it certified as airworthy by the Cessna company (which they are supposed to do). So the plane was unsafe, and crashed. Third-world people are cheated all the time. As are poor people even in the "rich" countries. And there is really nothing that we can do. The ones who have the power can fuck us pretty much any way they want, and most of the time we can do nothing. And, believe me, I have tried to complain about having been cheated, when it has happened, and things have just gotten worse. That's the way the system is set up. The rich abuse the poor. The strong abuse the weak. The powerful abuse the powerless. And things are not getting better... M. And, the amazing thing is, we good BoyLovers (there are a few of us) who care about and are kind to our Young Friends get cheated out of our liberty by governments, the media, etc. for their own political and economic gain. And there is nothing WE can do about it, either. Unless we are willing to take great risks, with no guarantee of results in our favor. In fact, if we complain publicly, that can mean a one-way trip to prison! Anyway, OK - that's MY rant for the day. |