Fame and wealth. People want one, some want the other. Most want both. I mean, let’s be honest, who doesn’t want to have fame and fortune? Well, I do believe there are some people who prefer to stay out of the lime light and enjoy the simpler things in life, including me. But it is safe to say that a lot of people want that kind of lifestyle. People want to be famous and well known, whether it be due to politics, music, being on the silver screen, or due to any other reason (you’d be surprised what people become famous for, wink wink, Kim), and people want the money, too. But something I have noticed, something a lot of people have noticed, is that fame and fortune aren’t always a guarantee of a better person. In fact, I believe fame and fortune are the two key ingredients in making any humble person greedy and crazy.
Why is that? I don’t really have an answer. Maybe it because they came from nothing and ended up with everything. Maybe it’s because they feel more powerful. Who knows why? But it happens, and don't get the wrong idea. It’s not that I am jealous. Its just that it isn’t fair. NOW HOLD ON. When I say not fair, I mean to everyone. And here is why.
We can’t talk about crazy without talking about Kanye. I mean, let’s be real, the guy does crazy things, like the whole Taylor Swift incident, and says some pretty crazy things, like during the 2015 VMAs when he said he would be running for president in 2020. This guy feels so much more superior to everyone else that he claims himself to be a god. This is amusing to me. I’m not really one for religion. I consider myself an atheist, but I support the freedom of religion. But last time I heard, a god’s purpose is to help people. I have never heard of Kanye doing anything to help starving children or abused animals or help anyone in need. Yes, he may donate to charities, but is that enough? For any humanitarian, it wouldn’t be enough, and I don’t think it's fair for him to make so much money, boast about it, and have fans that could very well be homeless or starving buy his music so he can live in an absurdly expensive mansion.
Let’s take someone a bit more recent making the latest headline. Good ol’ Trump (note the sarcasm). Now, if you don’t know, Trump is a billionaire who is running for president, and his latest promise to the U.S. is to deport millions of Mexicans in order to fix the country. Trump has made it perfectly clear his dislike for Hispanics. Now, I am Hispanic, and I am not against him so much because of it, but because it is racism at its peak. Many Hispanics have come to the U.S. to make an honest living. Yes, there may be those who came here and caused mayhem, but it is something that happens in any race. It's insane that this guy want to get so many Hispanics out of the US, but doesn't realize that a large portion of labor in the US comes from minorities. What is even more insane is that people support him.
I think that if it were someone with less than $100, people would consider them racist. But because he has money and fame, people see it as power, and when they begin to notice, so does he, and he feels powerful to the point that he will promise people what they want in order for him to receive more power. Money and fame corrupt. I even know this from experience, from a friend who came from nothing, was dirt poor, and had a change of luck. Unfortunately, it was a change for the worse, because as he gained money, he felt much more superior, and ever since, he has let go of some of his closest friends in order to buy others who shared his lifestyle of luxury. It is not fair, and when I say that, I mean to the people of the state, of the country, of the world. Not because it is not fair for them to not have as much money, but because it is not fair for those with money to use it on far less important matters.
