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More Power To The Rich

An article on the BBC caught my eye. The headline says it all: “Richest 1% to own more than rest of world, Oxfam says.”
Here are my brief thoughts.
The Occupy demonstrations were a veritable mirage. The rich will keep getting richer. We can read such headlines and vent our spleen. Yes, we can express our scorching disdain and perdurable envy of the rich. However, they will keep laughing all the way to the bank.
If the situation seems as dystopian as some believe, my simple question is this: “What are we the masses doing?”
Stack shelves in a supermarket, come home and watch Eastenders, and do nothing to improve yourself; and you erroneously believe your lot will change?
While some have achieved their wealth pillaging and plundering the masses, and should be rightly pilloried and proscripted for such; there are also those who have channelled their strengths, intellect, and talents to strenuous, arduous, and sedulous activities in order to make their fortune. Of these, many made huge sacrifices that the average Joe or plain Jane will flinch from.
We may shout and complain and hope that governments will show a modicum of mercy and improve our lot. I am hugely sceptical they will fix anybody’s situation. Believe it or not, they will continue giving more power to the rich!
Our enlarging anger will leave us with interminable frustration. And while this will irk and ache many, it will continue to be more power to the rich.
Nonetheless, to all those interested in bettering their lot through meaningful action, concerted effort, and unbreakable focus and determination: there is hope for your future.

  
Angelina K. Morrison is interested in national development, true religion, and self-improvement. She enjoys thinking, and writes stories only when the muse grips her. Her first short story, Gravellatina is a breathtaking five-part series available now at Amazon. You can email her at angelinakm75@gmail.com, or find her at www.angelinakmorrison.blogspot.com or Facebook page.
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