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Dr. Paul Alexander's avatar

tell the young ones today that was life and they will not believe...and your grand dad did what he head to do, wired to do as father for his family...these are the people we owe all to and we stand on their shoulders. forever grateful, can never ever repay

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Mystic William's avatar

He began work at 10 years of age and worked like that.

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Mystic William's avatar

White privilege Paul. A good solid industrial job guaranteed at 10 years of age.

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Mystic William's avatar

He worked from 10 years of age. My Father signed up with the army before he was 18 to go to war. He lied about his age. He was injured Boxing Day 1943. Very disabled from then on. I lived in 18 places by the time I was 18. Homeless twice for extended periods of time growing up. And other times for a week or so. When I graduated from High School in 1968 there were no opportunities. Nothing. You worked in a mill or a menial grocery job or some sort of labour. IF YOU KNEW SOMEONE. The economy was stagnant. A few went to University. Unemployment was technically low, but only because you didnтАЩt have welfare or other benefits. You had no choice. You worked anywhere. There are more opportunities today than ever before. Massive opportunities now. And the young people are thoroughly demoralized.

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Mystic William's avatar

Yet apparently I have benefited greatly from white privilege! Who knew?

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