Dr. Arbitrary posted:

Hear that members of the military? The Republicans are happy to throw you to the wolves if it's politically advantageous, and then they'll ridicule the Democrats if they take a principled stand to defend you.

This time it was transgender service members, last time it was a POW. Maybe next time it'll be atheist service members.

The message is clear, Republicans are fair weather friends to the troops who gladly wave flags around and spout patriotic platitudes, but the experience for many service members is that when they've really needed support, the only support they got was in the form of "I support the troops" bumper stickers on cars in the parking lot.

ChristopherRobin posted:

Family member shared this.


People on my feed are progressively making this disaster more and more political and it's getting difficult to not want to respond.



I decided not to rant and instead just posted links to pictures of Obama helping at various disasters and then http://trumpgolfcount.com/

TinTower posted:

Code red.

Ashcans posted:

That's certainly true, it's interesting to track which occupations are designated for men/women and how that effects their pay and prestige.

For some jobs, employers also rely on people wanting to work in those roles. Many people become teachers because its a passion or a dream for them, and that means they are more willing to eat lovely pay because they are doing what they love. That's also why teachers often end up spending their own money to make up gaps and buy supplies, because they care a lot about their work. Many people who work in stuff like social work, education, and care roles do it because they think its important and they really want to work there; very few people have pursued a lifelong dream to be a garbage man, and so more of them are prepared to walk away when the wages are poo poo.

Early childhood education is a field that is terrible this way. The support and care that kids get before first grade is actually really important for their development, and it's a critical time to identify stuff that needs special handling, like speech or motor functions, learning disabilities, etc. But early childhood education is frequently paid close to minimum wage with crappy or no benefits, and is often regarded as a sort of informal employment for people who young/old/lack serious education. If you were really serious about maximizing kid's chances, we would have public preschools with professional staff who get continuing education and are encouraged to remain in the field.

Orange Devil posted:

"What's up with all these bears?"
- a marine

Defenestration posted:

hooo...gonna post this one standalone

jivjov posted:

Correct. Beating your kids is not okay. Abusive parents keep doing it.

DarkHorse posted:

Seriously, I’ve thrown these idiots off by saying “ok, let’s make a national ID, let’s call it a Constitutional ID, and it can serve as voting ID, gun license, and a replacement for Social Security number as an ID, and it has to be free because everyone should have access to it. It’ll probably cost like $3 billion dollars”

And suddenly it’s just too much, either because of expense or NATIONAL DATABASE

ratbert90 posted:

I'm going to assume "Homes without discipline" means "Homes without spanking physical abuse." Correct?

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ChristopherRobin posted:

taiyoko posted:

I don't know why I even bothered trying... my cousin (the OP) has posted plenty of other dumb poo poo like this in the past and I just rolled my eyes and scrolled on, but today I touched the poop. (I'm Kerry Oaky)





I really should just unfollow and let my life be that much better.