If they’re willing to say and do anything to convince government to advantage large corporations at the expense of workers and consumers I don’t think they’re “pretending” to be republicans.
If they’re willing to say and do anything to convince government to advantage large corporations at the expense of workers and consumers I don’t think they’re “pretending” to be republicans.
A very good point, and one I wish I had included in my response.
There does seem to be a non-trivial difference there though. In one the article is failing to state the orientation of the victims which was a motivating factor for the attacks, in the other it is suggesting that the orientation of the accused is a cause of their criminal behavior.
But why should anyone have to grind at a shit job? If your business can only survive by grinding people down, maybe society would be better off without it. If the only way we can get same day delivery is over the burnt-out, permanently injured ex-employees of a multi-national, is it really worth it? Maybe that start-up never should have made it. Maybe strong labor laws should have forced them to scale back their ambitions or close their doors.
It is a lovely painting, but not traditionally my cup of tea. I say this because I want you to understand that when I say that this painting speaks to me I mean it without an ounce of sentimentality. I bear no great desire for the countryside of my youth, indeed it is not even the country depicted herein, but when I tell you that I have never been so immediately overwhelmed by a work of art I mean it with the utmost sincerity. Though lying up sick in the wee hours of the morn, upon first encountering the image of this work I was struck by the smell rain on the wind so suddenly that I quite wholly forgot what my first, fleeting impression was. Having grown to manhood on the Great Plains of North America this scene is at once intimately familiar. That what I encountered was a digital reproduction of the work only speaks more highly of the power that can be held in a simple image.
Thank you for exposing me to this work.
Look up the opium wars. Shit’ll blow your mind.
But seriously, I don’t know much about that particular drug. What I do know is that the Assad regime has been largely propped up, for some time, by the aid of Russia and Iran. With the war in Ukraine eating up much of Russia’s stockpiles of funds and munitions, and the war in Gaza and Lebanon drawing Iran’s attention it was an ideal time for the rebels, with the backing of Turkey to strike. To the extent that illicit Captagon sales raised significant funds and arms for the regime fluctuations in demand and regional crackdowns may have exacerbated their weakened position, but the larger effect has to be attributed to the loss of support from international allies.
If they don’t already think we’re nuts for wearing clothes.
The most important ethical obligation you have right now is assuring your family member that you are going to be alright after their passing. It’s clear that your family member is worried by your situation and is hoping that the inheritance they leave behind will materially better it. You don’t necessarily have to lie to them and promise to do exactly what they request, but you can at least agree to give it serious consideration and look into the specifics. More importantly you can assure them that you will work hard to be responsible with your inheritance, assure them that it will make a substantive positive difference in your life, and tell them how much it means to you that they care about you so much. Make sure that you’re spending your remaining time together focused on the moment and not either of your hypothetical futures.
After (my condolences in advance) your loved one’s passing, your most pressing ethical obligation will be honoring their wishes. I know it feels like that means becoming a landlord, but it sounds pretty clear to me that their true wish is that you achieve financial security. This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t manage a rental property (more on that in a moment), but it could mean anything that provides for your future so long as you earnestly try to use the money responsibly towards that end. I doubt your loved one would be as upset at you learning a new trade or opening a small business that allowed you to provide for yourself as they would be if you became a landlord and lived the rest of your days in financially secure misery. Now is the time to take a look at the price of the low end of rental properties you could run while living in and ask yourself what you could responsibly do with that money to ensure your future stability. That is what your loved one truly wants.
As for being a landlord, it can absolutely be done ethically. I don’t ever aspire to own regardless of home prices and having the landlord live on site is my first suggestion every time I talk about improving rental standards. Seeing issues with their own eyes would hopefully lead landlords to address them when they are cheaper to fix and before they become major problems for tenants. The problem with many landlords is that they’re looking for a passive income instead of a job or side gig. Take seriously the responsibility of providing quality housing at a reasonable price that compensates you for your work and you will genuinely be helping people get away from the worst examples of landlords. Being a landlord can and must be done ethically, and you owe it to your family member to look into how it could be done even if it isn’t a route you choose to take.
On a personal note I’m very sorry to hear of your loved one’s poor health. I hope that they do not suffer greatly. Take what time you can now to take solace in each others’ company and assure them that, while you will grieve mightily their passing, you will be alright after they are gone. Right now their comfort and convalescence is the most importance obligation, later it will be their wish for your health and happiness. Good luck my friend, you will be in my thoughts.
I swear, every James Woods post I’ve ever read is the text equivalent of watching a seasoned philosopher very carefully, and methodically shit their pants.
Curse you for being in an earlier time zone! I wanted to be the first one to post it this year.
Curse you for being in an earlier time zone! I wanted to be the first one to post it this year.
You’re not wrong, but winning the election isn’t the bridge the article is talking about. There’s room for both conversations in the world, and talking about the potential shift taking place in The Democratic Party may help them to win more elections.
There are certainly problems with the state of journalism, but anyone who tries to “view the news as a person” will be as woefully uninformed as those who try to “run government like a business.”
What a terrible thing to say about someone’s father on the basis of one offhand remark.
So you’re saying my father was wrong; crying will solve something?
They’ll pick someone who covers Harris’s demographic gaps for VP, like they did Biden for Obama. Probably a moderate from a swing state. Edit: spelling.
Side note: port isn’t the only terminology aviation has stolen from seafaring. For example: airspeed is measured in knots. Captain, pilot, and first officer were all used aboard ships first as well.
Here I am calling them air fields.
Of course it’s the folks taking it back to the ancient Greek and calling them aerodromes that are on the real next level.
Surprisingly, no. They counted deaths from exposure, drowning, etc as fatalities in this study: https://www.aviationsafetymagazine.com/features/the-myths-of-ditching/
This is just a review of NTSB data and some ditchings may have gone unreported. The main point is that ditching, even in the open ocean is very survivable.
It would be easy to look at that headline and decry clueless politicians, but a more honest title might read: “Politicians Use Momentum of the Moment to Push for Legislation to Address a Major, Related Issue of Particular Importance to the Region.”