The Misunderstanding of Poverty: Blog Post #1

 The story Americans tells about poverty isn't the story of truth. The struggle women and indigenous people specifically face in their societies outline the limitations they have to resources marginalized Americans have access to. People who are considered "poor" create community and their OWN resources due to not having access to funds it takes be successful. If marginalized Americans are using their privilege to be successful does hard work really lead to success? Personally, I side that struggle is an option and if you are considered to be struggling you are not putting in the effort or time regardless of access! Mia Birdsong addresses in her The Story We Tell About Poverty Isn't True speech that her being privilege growing up in a home with a white mother made a difference on her upcoming. She already was introduced to aspects just based off her identity. Those who live in less stable homes and communities have no choice but to come together as a community and try to gain stability for possible children they may have. "Poor" people have the drive to gain success and fits societies point of view because if they don't ensure success for themselves how will they be accepted to AMERICAS idea of stability.  The reduction of poverty essential won't stop if fortunate communities doesn't pour into these communities of struggle who have to "get it how they live". What if all America needs is natural resources unmarginalized people have to offer or strategy they have created due to their lively situations daily? Unmarginalized people stand as one as Americans think of them as less because of the revenue they don't have ability to make while they're being immigrated. The power of wealth can be abused as though who are considered privilege have not worked as hard as these groups of women or indigenous families who are being separated. The more wealth Americans have the more expectations are risen in America. The more wealth Americans have created abuse of this power. Power in America's opinion is receiving education handed to you that you need, or getting paid and having options of work forces open to you because you have the money. Those who aren't accessible to these resources open to the wealthy people of American have to create their own educational fields along with their OWN jobs or businesses they decide to create for themselves. Privilege can be unrecognized as it is PLACED into society and the idea spread overtime. 

    A quote resonated with me as Mia Birdsong read off "We have overlooked the most powerful and practical resource: people who are poor". Now this quote resonates with me essentially because if no hard work leads to the upmost placement in society where should poor people actually be "placed who have worked hard with blood, sweat, and tears for success they HAVE no choice but to reach to be worthy in society and or provide for families they possibly have to take care of. Change starts with offering communities suffering to have the same capability to reach the top as these privilege Americans for actually being productive. 

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