Nice try; but I'll bet that the brave firefighters and police who died that day would wish they died unnoticed when they look down from Heaven and see how much of our freedom we've lost.
We as American citizens are subjected to more scrutiny than believable; and everyone says, "Deal with it".
Look crossways at an foreigner, though; and they crucify you.
Don't even consider enforcing immigration laws or hammering the employers who hire the illegals, though. That's just plain mean.
Take a look at your local newspaper. Do they call illegals "illegals"? No, they're probably "undocumented laborers" or "transient immigrants" or whatever, despite their breaking our laws. But don't enforce them. That would be just mean.
"Save the fight for real rights abuses, not just inconveniences."
Interesting idea; but it ignores a timeless reality. Ever heard of how to boil a frog? You don't dump it into a pot fully boiling. You put it in cool water and slowly raise the heat. (PETA wackos: I've never actually done this.)
The point being: We don't lose our freedoms in a lump sum. They do it slowly so that folk lik you will say, "It's just a little inconvenience.". Loss of freedoms must be opposed at all steps because it is assaulted at all points.
Hey, I'm not out protesting every weekend; but I write scads of letters to Congress, get involved in lots of groups, and spread 10% of my cash to groups fighting fights I believe in.
Don't be lulled into complacency...or stay there as most Americans are. Push back immediately, or you may find you've lost the battle before it starts.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)
"Those who desire to give up Freedom in order to gain Security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." (Thomas Jefferson)
Interesting how the ACLU opposes the USA Act because "The Administration has not adequately explained why this new crime should be created or why the definitions in existing anti-terrorism laws are insufficient."
If this is such a concern, why are they so interested in creating scads of laws for "hate crimes"? Is killing a person of a different background/race more heinous than killing someone of the same background/race? Apparently only if you two live in the same country. If you live in a different country than your victim, then it's OK.
Many available workers + few hiring employers = little chance to get hired.
So why weren't all of us crying for the companies when the equation was reversed? Your whining for "the workers" SOUNDS noble; but you're just as greedy as the companies.
The power is equal between companies and individuals. Don't like how they treat you? Create your own business and work for yourself. Soon you'll be acting just like they do because all you really want is more money.
The lack of loyalty goes both ways. My grandfather told me stories or working in the 50s, when high demand allowed employees to walk across the street to a competitor at will. Sounds like the "working class" (I'm me, not part of a class) struck first against loyalty when the money was right.
Employer and employee are obligated to a days work for a days pay. Nothing else is guaranteed unless you get it in writing. You only give two weeks notice because you want the employer to give you something in return: a recommendation.
Even the dot-bomb crowd should realize that they brought their fate upon themselves. Ridiculous salaries gained by fleeing a previous employer at the sight (or possibility) of getting rich. You took a chance and blew it.
Nothing is guaranteed except a day's work for a day's pay. The rest is what you make of it.
Funny how those most hurt by layoffs are those who failed to plan and save....
Yes, we've (aka majority of Americans) forgotten our role in steering institutions, because we're too busy sitting around eating chips in front of the TV to do anything worthwhile, like ensuring the health of democracy in our country.
The unfortunate thing is that the lazy slugs among us (aka those who have never written a Congressman or told a company to shove it because of bad service) die before the effects of their sloth really get going. It is their and our children that suffer more than we, and their lazier children that make it worse.
Be vigilant and raise your children to be good, active, law-abiding citizens. Who knows...we could have a better country some day.
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The real problems in the workplace are mainly caused through greed and lack of respect for others. A company that dumps thousands of workers when things look bleak, but the execs don't take a pay cut...that is the sign of a company with execs who care only about the money. As long as you go to work for them realizing that is how they play, then there should be no surprises when you lose your job. The wise among us will plan and save for that day and get through it just fine.
Companies killed the idea of loyalty when massive cutting became vogue. However, the "organization" (definitely not the execs, who cashed in their stock long ago) suffers when it pays high prices to recruit people in the next boom.
We can't be accused of a huge amount of loyalty, though. How many of us have left a company with little or no notice? We're all (execs and non-execs) in it for the money to some extent. A job is not charity. Just understand that there are no guarantees, and plan for the day when you get the pink slip. Work a day and get paid for a day. Nothing more should be expected.
If someone abuses my credit card, I'm still on the hook for the first $50. Even worse, they can trash my credit history by going on a spending spree. Getting those incidents off of the databases is a nightmare that takes forever.
Post your credit card info on every BBS you can find, then report to us in a year or two how your life has changed. Then tell us whether or not it's a big deal.
Name one country that has totally disarmed itself and survived another hundred years. Answer: none.
If the US totally disarmed itself, I'd give us less than a year before someone torched us back to the Stone Age. It's human nature. Someone else will get greedy and come eat us alive. Not to mention all of the smaller (and much more pacifist) countries we defend: Japan (which would become East China), Germany (the new West Russia), etc.
Dream on man, but let the leaders follow Ronnie: Trust but Verify.
Wiping out all animals (including bugs, birds, etc) and most of the plants (the rest of whom probably mutate) isn't exactly environmentally friendly. However, the neutron bomb was a lot better than making the land totally uninhabitable for thousands of years.
The big thing that killed the neutron bomb was it made people realize that they were the expendable to the enemy. Not a big ego booster.
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq will be loving the depleted uranium littering their borders.
On another point: Being one of the patriotic fools who will be on that battlefield defending the rights of all the woosies who are too highminded to defend themselves, the first priority is to quickly annihilate the people pointing guns at me. If we can do that and do it more cleanly (eg less damage to the terrain and inhabitants), I'm all for it.
"...If you'd read the article, you'd have seen that reportedly 50% of jobs in the U.S. require daily interaction with a computer. And let me tell you, precious few of them are voice-activated:)..."
But what kind of interaction? The punk at the counter at Burger King interacts with computers; but would you make her a programmer? All most people do -- including my boss -- is check their email or open a Word document or tap a touch screen like the geniuses working fast food.
But wait...by opposing this, I'm throwing away my chance to use ADA to get into Pro Baseball. Afterall, it's not my fault I can't hit a 90mph fastball. I must be able to blame it on someone else....
A karma score of 1??!! Come on...that was funny!
And he makes a good point: How much more advanced will another race/planet/society need to be to come over here and dance on our faces?
Actually, it's not, since my friends and I don't whine to govt to save us. We make our own solutions instead of expecting someone else to do it for us.
Why do you alway run home to Momma gov't? The folks who bring you wars, rising taxes, and bankrupt entitlements for everyone but the people who actually do work in the country? Not my provider of choice....
Here's a better idea: You and all those friends of yours get together and create/buy a network. Then you can be free of the politics and skimming other people's money for your play toys.
Of course, the harsh reality of trying to turn a profit or even break even when all of your customers when everything for free...that could be a bummer.
Nice to see some truth spoken!
Americans (like myself) are mainly about money when it comes to buying things. Like you say, if they can save two quarters, who cares about the service...or if they poisoned dozens of towns to make the product...or if the President lied like a scumbag to cover up his affair. As long as they get something, they don't think twice about anything but price.
Look at most of the postings: It's either about "It costs too much" or "I'm entitled to it; but don't make me lift a finger".
If you don't like your ISP, start your own. When the reality kicks in, then we'll see what we'll see....
Wrong.
California law (read: regulation) prevented the two big "providers" from making long-term supply contracts. They were forced to buy on the spot market, renegotiating delay. Meanwhile, California law (read: regulation) fixed the maximum amount they could charge back to their customers. So, the providers were at the mercy of the market, yet they couldn't recover their costs. Luckily, our oh-so-sensitive Californian consumers wallowed in low prices, forcing the providers to buy more and more at prices they could never recoup.
Summary: Davis and Friends put stupid regulation on the market and coached it as "deregulation". Halfway never works, friend.
Internet access a necessity? Time to get a reality check....
All of these complaints about market forces and deregulation miss the biggest point: If you don't like the service choices, start your own company. If the economics of it makes that impossible, {huzza!} maybe THAT is why no one can compete.
Hmmm....
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Nice try; but I'll bet that the brave firefighters and police who died that day would wish they died unnoticed when they look down from Heaven and see how much of our freedom we've lost.
Good call.
We as American citizens are subjected to more scrutiny than believable; and everyone says, "Deal with it".
Look crossways at an foreigner, though; and they crucify you.
Don't even consider enforcing immigration laws or hammering the employers who hire the illegals, though. That's just plain mean.
Take a look at your local newspaper. Do they call illegals "illegals"? No, they're probably "undocumented laborers" or "transient immigrants" or whatever, despite their breaking our laws. But don't enforce them. That would be just mean.
"Save the fight for real rights abuses, not just inconveniences."
Interesting idea; but it ignores a timeless reality. Ever heard of how to boil a frog? You don't dump it into a pot fully boiling. You put it in cool water and slowly raise the heat. (PETA wackos: I've never actually done this.)
The point being: We don't lose our freedoms in a lump sum. They do it slowly so that folk lik you will say, "It's just a little inconvenience.". Loss of freedoms must be opposed at all steps because it is assaulted at all points.
Hey, I'm not out protesting every weekend; but I write scads of letters to Congress, get involved in lots of groups, and spread 10% of my cash to groups fighting fights I believe in.
Don't be lulled into complacency...or stay there as most Americans are. Push back immediately, or you may find you've lost the battle before it starts.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)
"Those who desire to give up Freedom in order to gain Security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." (Thomas Jefferson)
Interesting how the ACLU opposes the USA Act because "The Administration has not adequately explained why this new crime should be created or why the definitions in existing anti-terrorism laws are insufficient."
If this is such a concern, why are they so interested in creating scads of laws for "hate crimes"? Is killing a person of a different background/race more heinous than killing someone of the same background/race? Apparently only if you two live in the same country. If you live in a different country than your victim, then it's OK.
You bet it could be worse. We could only have one ISP in Phoenix. Luckily, I found another one (FastQ) with a good reputation.
Now if only DirecTVDSL would re-establish a presence. Putting up with Earthlink's crappy service is not enticing.
Let's examine the basic circumstance:
Many available workers + few hiring employers = little chance to get hired.
So why weren't all of us crying for the companies when the equation was reversed? Your whining for "the workers" SOUNDS noble; but you're just as greedy as the companies.
The power is equal between companies and individuals. Don't like how they treat you? Create your own business and work for yourself. Soon you'll be acting just like they do because all you really want is more money.
Few available workers + many
You're completely right.
The lack of loyalty goes both ways. My grandfather told me stories or working in the 50s, when high demand allowed employees to walk across the street to a competitor at will. Sounds like the "working class" (I'm me, not part of a class) struck first against loyalty when the money was right.
Employer and employee are obligated to a days work for a days pay. Nothing else is guaranteed unless you get it in writing. You only give two weeks notice because you want the employer to give you something in return: a recommendation.
Even the dot-bomb crowd should realize that they brought their fate upon themselves. Ridiculous salaries gained by fleeing a previous employer at the sight (or possibility) of getting rich. You took a chance and blew it.
Nothing is guaranteed except a day's work for a day's pay. The rest is what you make of it.
Funny how those most hurt by layoffs are those who failed to plan and save....
Yes, we've (aka majority of Americans) forgotten our role in steering institutions, because we're too busy sitting around eating chips in front of the TV to do anything worthwhile, like ensuring the health of democracy in our country.
The unfortunate thing is that the lazy slugs among us (aka those who have never written a Congressman or told a company to shove it because of bad service) die before the effects of their sloth really get going. It is their and our children that suffer more than we, and their lazier children that make it worse.
Be vigilant and raise your children to be good, active, law-abiding citizens. Who knows...we could have a better country some day.
The real problems in the workplace are mainly caused through greed and lack of respect for others. A company that dumps thousands of workers when things look bleak, but the execs don't take a pay cut...that is the sign of a company with execs who care only about the money. As long as you go to work for them realizing that is how they play, then there should be no surprises when you lose your job. The wise among us will plan and save for that day and get through it just fine.
Companies killed the idea of loyalty when massive cutting became vogue. However, the "organization" (definitely not the execs, who cashed in their stock long ago) suffers when it pays high prices to recruit people in the next boom.
We can't be accused of a huge amount of loyalty, though. How many of us have left a company with little or no notice? We're all (execs and non-execs) in it for the money to some extent. A job is not charity. Just understand that there are no guarantees, and plan for the day when you get the pink slip. Work a day and get paid for a day. Nothing more should be expected.
Your statements about the credit card are wrong.
If someone abuses my credit card, I'm still on the hook for the first $50. Even worse, they can trash my credit history by going on a spending spree. Getting those incidents off of the databases is a nightmare that takes forever.
Post your credit card info on every BBS you can find, then report to us in a year or two how your life has changed. Then tell us whether or not it's a big deal.
You could at least _tell_ us that you're Chinese.
Name one country that has totally disarmed itself and survived another hundred years. Answer: none.
If the US totally disarmed itself, I'd give us less than a year before someone torched us back to the Stone Age. It's human nature. Someone else will get greedy and come eat us alive. Not to mention all of the smaller (and much more pacifist) countries we defend: Japan (which would become East China), Germany (the new West Russia), etc.
Dream on man, but let the leaders follow Ronnie: Trust but Verify.
Wiping out all animals (including bugs, birds, etc) and most of the plants (the rest of whom probably mutate) isn't exactly environmentally friendly. However, the neutron bomb was a lot better than making the land totally uninhabitable for thousands of years.
The big thing that killed the neutron bomb was it made people realize that they were the expendable to the enemy. Not a big ego booster.
Good points.
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq will be loving the depleted uranium littering their borders.
On another point: Being one of the patriotic fools who will be on that battlefield defending the rights of all the woosies who are too highminded to defend themselves, the first priority is to quickly annihilate the people pointing guns at me. If we can do that and do it more cleanly (eg less damage to the terrain and inhabitants), I'm all for it.
"...If you'd read the article, you'd have seen that reportedly 50% of jobs in the U.S. require daily interaction with a computer. And let me tell you, precious few of them are voice-activated :)..."
But what kind of interaction? The punk at the counter at Burger King interacts with computers; but would you make her a programmer? All most people do -- including my boss -- is check their email or open a Word document or tap a touch screen like the geniuses working fast food.
But wait...by opposing this, I'm throwing away my chance to use ADA to get into Pro Baseball. Afterall, it's not my fault I can't hit a 90mph fastball. I must be able to blame it on someone else....
A karma score of 1??!! Come on...that was funny! And he makes a good point: How much more advanced will another race/planet/society need to be to come over here and dance on our faces?
You're right. Let's get rid of our Teflon pans in protest.
Actually, it's not, since my friends and I don't whine to govt to save us. We make our own solutions instead of expecting someone else to do it for us.
And if you've ever encountered the average loser working in a municipal IT dept, you'll shelve the "nationalization" idea right there....
Why do you alway run home to Momma gov't? The folks who bring you wars, rising taxes, and bankrupt entitlements for everyone but the people who actually do work in the country? Not my provider of choice.... Here's a better idea: You and all those friends of yours get together and create/buy a network. Then you can be free of the politics and skimming other people's money for your play toys. Of course, the harsh reality of trying to turn a profit or even break even when all of your customers when everything for free...that could be a bummer.
Nice to see some truth spoken! Americans (like myself) are mainly about money when it comes to buying things. Like you say, if they can save two quarters, who cares about the service...or if they poisoned dozens of towns to make the product...or if the President lied like a scumbag to cover up his affair. As long as they get something, they don't think twice about anything but price. Look at most of the postings: It's either about "It costs too much" or "I'm entitled to it; but don't make me lift a finger". If you don't like your ISP, start your own. When the reality kicks in, then we'll see what we'll see....
Great idea. Let's do that with all sectors so we can have a standard of living on par with Mexico....
Wrong. California law (read: regulation) prevented the two big "providers" from making long-term supply contracts. They were forced to buy on the spot market, renegotiating delay. Meanwhile, California law (read: regulation) fixed the maximum amount they could charge back to their customers. So, the providers were at the mercy of the market, yet they couldn't recover their costs. Luckily, our oh-so-sensitive Californian consumers wallowed in low prices, forcing the providers to buy more and more at prices they could never recoup. Summary: Davis and Friends put stupid regulation on the market and coached it as "deregulation". Halfway never works, friend.
Internet access a necessity? Time to get a reality check.... All of these complaints about market forces and deregulation miss the biggest point: If you don't like the service choices, start your own company. If the economics of it makes that impossible, {huzza!} maybe THAT is why no one can compete. Hmmm....