据说,童年时期的贫穷,会彻底改变一个人。
贫穷让人过早告别童年,认识生存的残酷。
命运或许从来就不公平,在这个世界上,有的孩子穿名牌、吃牛排,有的孩子却流离失所、食不果腹。
人们常说,生在有钱人家的孩子是中了基因彩票。
然而,有一群孩子,却生在全球最富有国家的贫穷家庭。
不知该说庆幸,还是更加不幸。
今天想聊的是一部颇为冷门的纪录片,观看人数不多,但非常值得推荐。
它让人直观地看到,富有国家的穷人生活,其背后是令人心惊的巨大贫富差异——
之前一直以为美国儿童都物质富足,无忧无虑。
但深入了解后,惊讶地发现,美国竟然有1300万儿童生活在贫困中。
甚至平均每6个儿童中,就有1个生活在贫困线以下!
纪录片《这个世界:美国的穷孩子们》,跟踪采访了美国3个家境困难的孩子,讲述他们眼中与众不同的美国生活。
*本文作者:RAMA
贫穷造成了缺乏教育的循环。在教育资源不平等的社会中,更多的教育资源需要额外的资金才能获得,这加剧了不平等现象。低学历和低收入的父母很难为他们的孩子提供更好的教育,这使孩子们无法摆脱这种循环而继续落后。除了额外的教育资源以外,需要为温饱发愁也带来了营养问题,也没有钱购买运动器具……总之就是世袭贫穷理论。
有些人吐槽这个片明明还养狗啊有车啊算什么贫穷,其实不是这么算的,要跳出中国的经济体系来看。虽然他们有车有狗,但实际上已经没有跳出的任何机会了,资本主义国家的就业机会一旦失去就非常难再得到,就业竞争力与日俱降。也就是说在陷入贫穷后想要脱离贫穷的困难远远超过国内,连搬砖都没有机会。
Don’t know where to start.This is a really sad and realistic video showing you how the poor kids living in US. American families,especially the poverty,their condition have been worse since the Great Depression.Sometimes you don’t have any choice.When the economy collapsed,you would be unemployed and then you would lose the relatively good life you have.Unlike the Job market in China ,a great number of American who have a bachelor degree some of them own a master but they are still struggling to get a job.Without the money source,you have to leave your house then live in shelter even worse in a motel where you don’t have any friends around and the surroundings are chaotic.
"It’s tough to have a family.It’s tough to maintain a family.It’s even tough to keep the family indoor."
When they said something pessimistic like this they sobbed.
Pathetic.
American Dream is ideal but you need to have one to move forward.
People cannot stop you from believing in your own dreams.
Maze will not be always dead ends.
Hope they can have security in their home and have a better life.