Mr Interweb posted:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/benghazi-chairman-trey-gowdy-to-gop-colleagues-shut-up/

We've had 7 prior committees to allegedly investigate the death of Amb. Stevens, and for some reason no one bothered to request any e-mails that were sent by said Ambassador until now?

"Wealth Psychologist" Jamie Traeger-Muney posted:

I am not necessarily comparing it to what people of color have to go through, but ...

ComradeCosmobot posted:

The Guardian on the rise of the "wealth therapists" who try to tackle the woes of the 1%.

Zeroisanumber posted:

If nothing else, that guy's files will make a wonderful reference come the revolution.

STAC Goat posted:

I was thinking some kind of Showtime dark comedy that has an interesting look at a shrink who has contempt for her rich clients until like the second season when the show goes insane.

STAC Goat posted:

I was thinking some kind of Showtime dark comedy that has an interesting look at a shrink who has contempt for her rich clients until like the second season when the show goes insane.

Combed Thunderclap posted:

EDIT: ^ I'd watch it. With The Big Revolution happening in the finale of Season 1, of course.

Saying utterly stupid poo poo like "Wealth is the last taboo" and "protests can be very stressful for the rich" is just ridiculous, but I do feel sympathy for people who have money but are depressed and anxious from living unsatisfying and unhappy lives when they're supposed to "have it all". That's fundamentally hard to sympathize with, of course, but that only makes it worse.

EDIT2: Also kind of tired of these kinds of pieces where they interview "wealth therapists" and then run away giggling with their clickbait. They're therapists, they're not about to go about announcing how much they hate their rich clients and ugh, they should just suck it up, buttercup.

blue squares posted:

Just to help out, not trying to be snarky, but you can feel sympathy FOR someone, and you can empathize WITH someone.

Zoran posted:

"Sympathize with" is perfectly acceptable. Don't be a pedantic rear end when you don't know what you're talking about.

Gravel Gravy posted:

Bring back Dr. Katz

Combed Thunderclap posted:

Saying utterly stupid poo poo like "Wealth is the last taboo" and "protests can be very stressful for the rich" is just ridiculous, but I do feel sympathy for people who have money but are depressed and anxious from living unsatisfying and unhappy lives when they're supposed to "have it all". That's fundamentally hard to sympathize with, of course, but that only makes it worse.

SumYungGui posted:

Until then seeing these fuckers pilloried on a national scale is the best thing to come out of the Occupy movement and I hope it ferments into full throated Robin Hood-esque 'kill the rich, take their money'.

SumYungGui posted:

I want to start off with that mindset, then I spend half a second thinking about the policies they put their wealth and effort behind which are specifically designed to warp the fabric of society and the workings of government to deny others access to even the tiny portion of that wealth which would allow them to not be homeless or have access to medical care or get fundamental nutrition taken care of.

Paradoxish posted:

Also wealth basically translates into freedom.

Mr Interweb posted:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/benghazi-chairman-trey-gowdy-to-gop-colleagues-shut-up/

We've had 7 prior committees to allegedly investigate the death of Amb. Stevens, and for some reason no one bothered to request any e-mails that were sent by said Ambassador until now?

quote:

Some of the Libyans who entered the compound apparently tried to rescue Stevens after they found him lying alone on the floor in a dark smoke-filled room with a locked door accessible only by a window. A group of men pulled him out of the room through the window, and then placed him on the courtyard's stone tile floor. They were unaware of his identity. Abdel-Qader Fadl, a freelance photographer who was with the Libyans at the scene, told the Associated Press that Stevens was unconscious and "maybe moved his head, but only once." The crowd cheered "Allāhu Akbar" when Stevens was found to be alive though it is unclear whether it was in response to Stevens being found alive. Ahmed Shams, a 22-year-old arts students who was among the Libyans, told the Associated Press that they were happy when they found Stevens alive and tried to rescue him but there were no security or any ambulances available. A freelance videographer, Fahd al-Bakoush, later published a video showing Libyans trying to extract the ambassador from a smoke-filled room, where he was found unconscious. According to al-Bakoush, the Libyans saw he was alive and breathing, his eyelids flickering. Though they took him to be a foreigner, no one recognized him as Stevens.

At around 1 am, he was rushed to the Benghazi Medical Center, a hospital controlled by the Ansar Al-Sharia militia, in a private car as there was no ambulance to carry him.

At the hospital, Stevens was administered CPR for 90 minutes by Dr. Ziad Abu Zeid. According to Abu Zeid, Stevens died from asphyxiation caused by smoke inhalation, and that Stevens had no other injuries. The doctor said he believed that officers from the Libyan Interior Ministry transported the body to the airport and into United States custody. State Department officials said they do not know who took Stevens to the hospital or transported the body to the airport and into U.S. custody.

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On August 6, 2013, it was reported that the U.S. had filed criminal charges against several individuals, including militia leader Ahmed Abu Khattala, for alleged involvement in the attacks. Khattala has been described by Libyan and U.S. officials as the Benghazi leader of Ansar al-Sharia, which was listed in January 2014 by the U.S. Department of State as a terror organization. On the weekend of June 14, 2014, U.S. Army special operations forces, in coordination with the FBI, captured Khattala in Libya.

On Terra Firma posted:

This is stupid. I know you're suggesting that it's only dumb rich people who are worried about their wealth and nothing else, but not everyone who is rich is heartless and does nothing.

Fojar38 posted:

Bunch of fuckers, donating large sums of money to feel good about themselves. How I hate them.

Mr Hootington posted:

It sure is heart warming when they cut that $10000 check to feel good about themselves charity.

Mr Hootington posted:

It sure is heart warming when they cut that $10000 check to feel good about themselves avoid taxes charity.

Neurolimal posted:

Speaking of, its pretty weird that donations are tax-deductible, but volunteer work isn't (especially since a value for labor is established for charity tax reports - 21.60 an hour or somesuch).

Boon posted:

This thread has taken a really weird turn in recent months.

Like, there's always been a lot of jokes along the lines of "gently caress the rich", but it's become a kind of echo chamber in here about murdering people.Which is funny, because some of the same people who say it are REAL sanctimonious about murder in other respects.

QuoProQuid posted:

Boehner stands in front of the Speaker's office, walling the entrance with stone and mortar. He finishes the final rows, ignoring the howling form of Ryan inside, chained to the desk.

"For the love of God, Boehner!" Ryan screams in a shrill voice.

"Yes," says Boehner, "for the love of God."

Boon posted:

This thread has taken a really weird turn in recent months.

Like, there's always been a lot of jokes along the lines of "gently caress the rich", but it's become a kind of echo chamber in here about murdering people.Which is funny, because some of the same people who say it are REAL sanctimonious about murder in other respects.

WhiskeyJuvenile posted:

Boon posted:

This thread has taken a really weird turn in recent months.

Like, there's always been a lot of jokes along the lines of "gently caress the rich", but it's become a kind of echo chamber in here about murdering people.Which is funny, because some of the same people who say it are REAL sanctimonious about murder in other respects.

Boon posted:

This thread has taken a really weird turn in recent months.

Like, there's always been a lot of jokes along the lines of "gently caress the rich", but it's become a kind of echo chamber in here about murdering people.Which is funny, because some of the same people who say it are REAL sanctimonious about murder in other respects.

Boon posted:

This thread has taken a really weird turn in recent months.

Like, there's always been a lot of jokes along the lines of "gently caress the rich", but it's become a kind of echo chamber in here about murdering people.Which is funny, because some of the same people who say it are REAL sanctimonious about murder in other respects.

SumYungGui posted:

I want to start off with that mindset, then I spend half a second thinking about the policies they put their wealth and effort behind which are specifically designed to warp the fabric of society and the workings of government to deny others access to even the tiny portion of that wealth which would allow them to not be homeless or have access to medical care or get fundamental nutrition taken care of.

So no, gently caress them. No sympathy. They can cry their crocodile tears into their gold plated therapist pillows and then get hosed. If they want to stop feeling bad about it how about they do something with their wealth to help others? Until then seeing these fuckers pilloried on a national scale is the best thing to come out of the Occupy movement and I hope it ferments into full throated Robin Hood-esque 'kill the rich, take their money'. If they won't work towards solving the situations, get a few guillotines and a bit more socialism going on then we can talk about the feelings of the people that contributed so much to the problems that exist.

Neurolimal posted:

Speaking of, its pretty weird that donations are tax-deductible, but volunteer work isn't (especially since a value for labor is established for charity tax reports - 21.60 an hour or somesuch).

Boon posted:

This thread has taken a really weird turn in recent months.

Like, there's always been a lot of jokes along the lines of "gently caress the rich", but it's become a kind of echo chamber in here about murdering people.Which is funny, because some of the same people who say it are REAL sanctimonious about murder in other respects.