What "extra" privilege? They all had to pull their own weight. What
"privilege" they had, they EARNED.

How did they earn the right to devote a portion of the public school day to
Christian religious practice, (all the while demanding that non-Christians
either participate or just shut the f up- out of a respect the more numerous
demanded but were unwilling to demonstate in return)?

How did they earn the right to send people they felt were inferior to
designated
rest rooms, drinking fountains, the back row or second floor in a theater, and
substandard employment opportunities?

How does anyone earn the right to be a self righteous, intolerant, bigot, (and
put those prejudices into the core of the social fabric)?

How did you guys earn the right to ruin the
lives and reputations of thousands of innocent people in the McCarthy political
witch hunt?

We didn't need a social safety net, because no one would be caught
dead with the shame that would accompany someone on public assistance.

Funny comment from a guy who probably enjoys, as most Americans do, subsidized
housing (tax break for home mortgage interest), subsidized education (publicly
funded schools and taxpayer subsidized colleges and universities), a government
funded Ponzi-scheme fantasy retirement system (most people outlive their SS
contributions by many, many years), subsidized medical coverage (medicare,
medicaid, etc).....and like you I could go on and on.

When the public treasury steps up to meet you needs, that's OK- but if it meets
the needs of a seven-year-old child with irresponsible parents or an adult you
deem less worthy than yourself that is a "shame"?