Would Robin Hood be hailed as a "hero" in today's times? -- Part 3

From RRW

Yishan Wong, and I believe I speak for all Asians when I say...

Answered Jun 18, 2011

Yes.

I think some of the no answers here are not thinking about it correctly. Robin Hood didn't steal from the rich. Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor.

Essentially, he was buying votes from the proletariat.

It is really popular to hate the rich. Yes, it is a complex subject; people also worship the rich, etc, but in general one very popular notion is to hate on the rich. It's envy, it's understandable, and it's universal. Leftists hate on the conservative rich; conservative poor hate on the liberal elites. In fact, it's really about hating the elites.

If you steal from the elites, you will be vilified in the corporate-controlled media. But if you are really stealing from the elites and then giving away the money to the poor [1], you are going to be loved by many, at least in the way that people synthetically love you when you give the money.


[1] in some untraceable, yet reliable way.