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As a white male of northern European descent, reared in a two-parent household, blessed by good health, and a graduate of the University of Arkansas, I started out on the ladder of success way above the starting point of over half of my fellow Arkansans. Failures were self-imposed and blessings were abundant. The difference between me and some is that I admit it and try to make recompense. But yesterday, I felt the vicious fangs of discrimination. It was an eye-opener. See, I was kicked out of the VA Fat Program because of my age. The Fat Kommandant didn’t even offer an “Ich bedauere dies,” just a “Sie sind zu alt.” I can only surmise that after a certain age, your file is deleted. I always thought you had to be wounded to the point of uselessness ere they quit caring. Oh dear. “And the howls and lamentations of the persecuted and forgotten shall drown out the sound of hymns sung by those with full stomachs from warm beds.” - The Book of Ludicrous: 1-14
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 22:13:13 +0000

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