User talk:Counselor68

The author of the article on disenfranchisment referred to the term "second class citizen". He further defines this term as one of disparagement. In my opinion, this term has been used to refer, in many situations, to those people who have chosen a lifestyle which appears to be a step or two below the norm, and revealed by their own behaviours, as well as those who may have been discriminated against in one fashion or another. For instance, shunning educational opportunities and dropping out ( of society) to loaf, do drugs, or just live with odd jobs when money is needed. The author suggested that these people were in their position in life due to discrimination of one sort or another, and that may be true in some cases, but is not the norm. His is a biased view which does not take into consideration a person's freedom of choice and affiliation. One result of becoming a "second class Citizen" could very well be discrimination in one form or another, but not legally, for there are a myriad of protections and defense mechanisms in place to assure against discrimination that would prevent work, rental, ownership, or any of our rights. My point is that one does not become a "second class citizen" only due to discrimination, as the author would have us believe. Counselor68 (talk) 19:07, 29 July 2008 (UTC)