As I came out of my class this morning, I was intercepted by an older white man who asked me what the class was. When I tell him it’s a history class, he asks, “are you talking about capitalism?” I respond, “Yes, we’re talking about the Transatlantic Slave Trade, tobacco, sugar…” and he interrupts “Well that’s capitalism! I think that time period gave capitalism a bad rep. You know, in that time you had to be really tough to make it happen, it was a dog-eat-dog world. But capitalism isn’t bad.”
He points at me and continues, “You know if you were in the Soviet Union right now you would wouldn’t have those opportunities; you would be a housewife.” He pauses and looks at me, “But you’re pretty, so they would have you do something else.”
He points at me and continues, “You know if you were in the Soviet Union right now you would wouldn’t have those opportunities; you would be a housewife.” He pauses and looks at me, “But you’re pretty, so they would have you do something else.”
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