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Mr Interweb posted:http://www.cbsnews.com/news/benghazi-chairman-trey-gowdy-to-gop-colleagues-shut-up/ It's like they aren't actually interested in what happened in Libya
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Wouldn't want any emails about him complaining congress hasn't funded security showing up or anything.
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# ? Oct 18, 2015 23:38 |
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Actually they would love that because it would feed into the narrative that government is incapable of doing things which benefits their ideology.
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# ? Oct 18, 2015 23:42 |
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The Guardian on the rise of the "wealth therapists" who try to tackle the woes of the 1%."Wealth Psychologist" Jamie Traeger-Muney posted:I am not necessarily comparing it to what people of color have to go through, but ...
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 00:07 |
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If nothing else, that guy's files will make a wonderful reference come the revolution.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 00:14 |
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ComradeCosmobot posted:The Guardian on the rise of the "wealth therapists" who try to tackle the woes of the 1%. Reminds me of a scene in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish with the street walker who makes her living by reassuring guilt-ridden rich people it's okay to be rich.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 00:19 |
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Zeroisanumber posted:If nothing else, that guy's files will make a wonderful reference come the revolution. 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.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 00:21 |
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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. Combed Thunderclap fucked around with this message at 00:27 on Oct 19, 2015 |
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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. I would watch that show.
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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. Bring back Dr. Katz
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Combed Thunderclap posted:EDIT: ^ I'd watch it. With The Big Revolution happening in the finale of Season 1, of course. Just to help out, not trying to be snarky, but you can feel sympathy FOR someone, and you can empathize WITH someone.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 00:51 |
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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. "Sympathize with" is perfectly acceptable. Don't be a pedantic rear end when you don't know what you're talking about.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 00:54 |
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Zoran posted:"Sympathize with" is perfectly acceptable. Don't be a pedantic rear end when you don't know what you're talking about. Wow you're totally right. For some reason I thought that was the distinction but I looked it up and turns out nope. Oops.
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Gravel Gravy posted:Bring back Dr. Katz Dr. FatKatz, Professional Wealth Therapist
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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. 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.
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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'. 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.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 01:56 |
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Yeah just last week I was reading a story about a kid who told his parents he was incredibly wealthy and they then kicked him out of their home after beating him severely.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 01:58 |
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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. Also wealth basically translates into freedom. Someone with "only" a few million dollars has the ability to reinvent themselves pretty much as often as they'd like. It's hard to feel much sympathy for someone who's basically facing the same problems as everyone else, but who has a greater ability to control their situation than almost anyone else in society.
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Paradoxish posted:Also wealth basically translates into freedom. A future SCOUTS 2020 citation.
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Mr Interweb posted:http://www.cbsnews.com/news/benghazi-chairman-trey-gowdy-to-gop-colleagues-shut-up/ 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. quote: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.
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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. It sure is heart warming when they cut that $10000 check to
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 02:36 |
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Bunch of fuckers, donating large sums of money to feel good about themselves. How I hate them.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 03:04 |
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Fojar38 posted:Bunch of fuckers, donating large sums of money to feel good about themselves. How I hate them. This but unironically.
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Mr Hootington posted:It sure is heart warming when they cut that $10000 check to Are you really making this retarded Philo101 argument, or is it just pride talking?
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Mr Hootington posted:It sure is heart warming when they cut that $10000 check to 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).
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 03:11 |
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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.
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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). You get paid $21.60 an hour, which is income, which you donate back to the org, which you therefore deduct.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 03:23 |
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Boon posted:This thread has taken a really weird turn in recent months. I liken it to Tumblrites saying "Kill all men" then complaining that they need a "Safe Space" on the internet. That being said I don't support it but I don't think we'll see things change for the better until rich people start getting murdered for being rich.
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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. It's Ryan's fault. If he were a truly aware Captain of Industry, he would have known that Boehner valued his Amontillado too much to just give it away.
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Boon posted:This thread has taken a really weird turn in recent months. i will eat the rich with a knife and fork
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 03:34 |
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I refuse to believe it
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Boon posted:This thread has taken a really weird turn in recent months. Given that a sorta-prominent GOP candidate for president has been openly calling for a return of debt slavery, I don't think it's all that unexpected to hear taht sort of rhetorical pushback.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 03:36 |
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Boon posted:This thread has taken a really weird turn in recent months. Yeah, I hear you. Everybody talks a big murder game, but when it comes time to stick the knife in, most people will be here in this thread, not murdering people.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 03:36 |
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Boon posted:This thread has taken a really weird turn in recent months. Gotta blow off steam about a small group of people jacking up our democracy somewhere.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 03:36 |
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Bill Clinton for House Speaker 2015
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 03:40 |
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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. Please seek therapy.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 03:42 |
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They should make Lincoln Chafee speaker.
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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). I have some relatives who are very well off and while they do cut donation checks, they also spend a shitload of time volunteering for various organizations throughout the year because they're retired. Just seems a little dumb to say "kill all rich people" when those people aren't taken into account.
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Boon posted:This thread has taken a really weird turn in recent months. Rich we talk about aren't people, hth.
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