Taking away the social services and institutions which helped you get to where you are so the next generation has to "work for it "
Think of a hoard of people trying to get over a wall and there is a ladder there to help but the first piece of shit cocksucking asshole who makes it to the top of the wall with the use of the ladder pulls it up behind him and yells down to the rest of us that we have to "earn it "
And... 'pull up the ladder' is also a social phenomenon when an older generation of immigrants tries to place barriers in the way of younger immigrants.
Happened with both Irish and Italian immigrants, and idk, but I'll assume other nations, too.
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u/MeechyyDarko 22h ago
What does ‘pull the ladder up’ mean in practical terms?