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Originally Posted by CrabApple19777
I think she does alot of good, but she knows it, and worships herself, which in my opinion takes away from it. And all this stuff about "You have the power to change it" Sounds wonderful coming from her mouth, and I know she comes from nothing, but come on, people need more than pretty words to accomplish life altering/changing things. Just my Opinion.
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Exactly, couldn't agree more!
And you're right about the "You have the power to change it"/"You can be everything you want to be" crap all these folks like Oprah and Dr. Phil continue to spout out. It's like a slap in the face of all "normal" people who have their happy little lives, and even more so for people who are living less than average lives. It's like saying "Look, if you're in the gutter, that's because it's your choice". Unbelievable crap, especially coming from people who had bad lives before. Is their memory so easily wiped out, after they hit it big?
Most people with less than fortunate lives do not live in that situation by choice, that's a much too simple way of putting it. There's so many circumstances (not to mention other people) that influence the course of a person's life. Saying it is simply a matter of choice is way too black and white.
I believe Dr. Phil once even told someone if they didn't succeed at achieving something, they obviously didn't want it enough (with Oprah nodding in complete support of this fantastic conclusion). Well, that one just took the cake in my opinion.
If you really follow that logic it should work in reverse too, so people who have been homeless for a few decades "must really want" that too, since they've become so good at it
Paul Newman once said that anyone who is successful and leaves out the word "luck" in describing how they got to be that way, is lying, and THAT'S the truth. There is NO such thing as a "self made millionaire". SOMEBODY at some point has to give someone a break or support, before they can make their dreams come true.
Sometimes Oprah gives off the vibe on the one hand that she owes it all to herself and she's so special, yet on the other hand - along with types like Dr. Phil - sends out the message that her entire audience could do what she did, and if they don't succeed it's because they don't "want it enough".
