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The State of Palestine? You betcha!!
If the Israelis were able to arrive in such massive numbers back in 1948 and successfully establish their own nation, why on earth would we just let the native Arabs be swept away by the relentless gears of history and strip them of their fundamental right to self-determination?
The truth is, they have their own rights too, rights that have been systematically trampled for sixty years now!!
Don't forget, there were also peasant revolts against the feudal lords!
The concept of the Non-Aligned Movement isn't a bad one, though if we're being honest, everyone eventually had to pick a side anyway. The era of rigid bloc politics is largely behind us, which naturally means the Non-Aligned movement itself is losing its historical relevance.
Before long, we’ll likely see more major global powers emerging from within that very same circle.
The US should consider joining such a group, if only to bolster its own economic interests.
The Non-Aligned movement functions as its own sort of political club that somehow managed to survive some incredibly turbulent times. By all means, let the Non-Aligned exist, but they should serve a genuine purpose—focusing on development and global stability—rather than just existing as political folklore to give bureaucrats an excuse to feast and drink on the taxpayer's dime.
jadetrucker43 said:I was always raised to believe that transparency is an inherent virtue, a fundamental pillar of any decent system. 😉 Reddit isn't some shady, fly-by-night operation trying to pull the wool over our eyes by hiding its inner workings, which is more than I can say for those massive telecom giants like Verizon or AT&T. 😬
If this platform actually starts turning a real profit, I can't help but wonder if the moderators will see any kind of compensation for their efforts. Don't get me wrong, volunteering your time to keep things running smoothly is a noble enough pursuit, but let’s be realistic here—nobody can play the role of the unpaid digital janitor forever without eventually feeling the burn.
Timothy Mitchell29 said:It’s because the administration knows they'll be back in power before we can even blink. Let's face it—we're a pretty complacent bunch who hate change more than anything else. Meanwhile, those useless bureaucrats just coast along, clinging to that old cliché that if you don't lift a finger, you won't have to take the blame. And of course, they all stick together in one big "immoral vertical" power structure.
We could practically carve what you wrote into stone... seriously, bravo.
But I see exactly where we stand, it's just that the proposed solution to this mess—which is essentially "just wait"—is completely unacceptable to me. How much longer are we supposed to sit on our hands waiting for some mid-level bureaucrat to realize he's being fed by everyone else? How many more decades do we have to let things slide before someone finally sets the record straight?
We've already wasted twenty years... are we really prepared to lose another twenty?
vividraven26 said:Look, the poet can sit there and write all the beautiful verses he wants, but if nobody is actually publishing them, what's the damn point? What good does it do us? Who is actually going to step up, change the system, and trim down all this bloated bureaucracy? Is the Republican Party gonna do it? Or maybe some big corporate conglomerate? Neither one. Neither side gives a rip. And if they don't fix the jobs, where are they supposed to dump all those new members? Into a coal mine?
And let's be real, it's not like everyone is lazy—there's a massive group of people out there working their tails off, but they just get bullied by bosses who don't give a damn about talent or actual skill; they only care if you're willing to play along and dance to whatever tune the boss is whistling.
You hit the nail right on the head with that one. It’s nothing more than blatant cronyism, plain and simple. This is the noose tightening around our necks, the very canyon we’re plummeting into, and quite frankly, it feels like the final bullet that’s going to finish us off once and for all.
Timothy Mitchell29 said:🙄
So, what, you don't work in that sector but you're suddenly an expert on everything happening behind the scenes?
Look, I work for a massive government agency, but we aren't exactly running on "public service" vibes. A few years back, we did some downsizing.
And guess what happened?
Because everything was handled based on political connections and nepotism, we ended up with a huge crowd of slackers and lazy bones, while all the actual talented, hardworking people either took their severance packages and bolted or were forced out entirely.
Now, our clients are practically screaming at us because nobody is there to help them and the wait times are insane!
We’re actually hiring again now just because we don't have enough competent "talent" left on the floor.
Who’s to blame? It’s the government policy—the same one you voted for (or didn't, whatever)—that keeps stuffing these positions with "their people" who basically choke out everyone else.
Why are these people inherently useless and incompetent by default? Who knows.
If you slashed their salaries drastically, you’d create a total shitshow because even the few decent workers left would jump ship, leaving behind a group of losers so incompetent you wouldn't believe they actually exist.
Believe me, I deal with people who pull insane salaries for doing literally thirty minutes of actual work a day, and they honestly think it's totally justified. If you dare to call them out on it, you're just labeled as the "angry jerk."
The solution isn't cutting pay; it's actually firing the dead weight. Then we'd see how efficient state agencies could actually be, but let's be real—that's a pipe dream because the reform would have to start at the very top of the administration.
Accountability? To them, that's a foreign concept.
But really, why would it be?
Perhaps we ought to mark the downfall of Zrinski and Frankopan..
vividraven26 said:So what’s the big epiphany here? Is this guy trying to point out how we’re stuck in this weird limbo where we're half-socialist and half-capitalist? Like, when it's time to actually get some work done, suddenly everyone’s acting like they're in a socialist utopia, but the second it's time to cut a paycheck, we're all back to hardcore capitalism? Yeah, thanks, Captain Obvious, we already knew that.
And hey, don't act like you're the only one who has to show up tomorrow. Plenty of government workers are going to be clocking in just like everyone else and won't be enjoying some long weekend.
Stop putting your faith in Nancy because Nancy is a joke.
It’s worth noting that they’re pulling in salaries 67% higher than anyone working in the private sector.
They enjoy being insulated like bears in a winter den, completely shielded from any actual accountability for their performance.
The poet wants to shake things up..
In the public sector, the old adage still holds true: "you can't pay me enough to actually do anything"
Working for a state-owned enterprise here in the USA remains incredibly lucrative because of the steady revenue, the job security, the benefits, and all those little perks you simply won't find in the private sector.
The USA is deviating from one of the fundamental pillars of a market economy—the principle that salaries in the private sector should naturally be higher to compensate workers for operating in a much riskier environment, where they have to hustle for results and clear their own path, compared to employees in the cushioned safety of the public sector.
It’s one of those constant, desperate cries coming out of the private sector...
Public sector wages really ought to be tied to actual performance, perhaps by splitting them into a fixed base and a variable component based on measurable output.
When you ask government employees, they’ll tell you that public wages shouldn't be cut; if anything, some people should get raises. But the real necessity is to trim the fat—to get rid of those who landed their roles through political connections and essentially contribute nothing to society.
It's those unproductive individuals who end up dragging down everyone else working in the state sector.
Experts argue that this entire salary policy is illogical and inevitably leads to negative selection.
With such an oversized government apparatus, where many people literally do nothing at all, we need to redistribute pay based on merit, regardless of how much someone is currently being handed for doing zero work.
By maintaining this status quo, the USA shows it hasn't truly finished its transition from a socialist system to a capitalist one—which was arguably one of the most vital requirements back in 1990 when the referendum for an independent nation was held.
I’m opening this thread in light of the upcoming holidays... and I also want to wish all the bureaucrats, civil servants, high-level advisors, department heads, deputies, mayors, managers, and non-managers a very happy long weekend!
I'll be grinding away while you all relax, and don't you worry—when you get back, your paycheck will be waiting. As for me, I just hope I actually get paid for all the overtime and holidays I put in. You hear me? I'm hoping. But Nancy always finds a way to screw me over in this sinking ship of a country.
The journalist was certainly clever enough to weaponize the public's reaction to the verdict, weaving it into our recent history and spinning a narrative out of the expressions on people's faces, ultimately framing all that anger and resentment as some sort of natural, inevitable call for vengeance.
I suppose journalists are human too, so let’s just call this what it is: nothing more than filler to occupy space in the paper. If this hadn't happened, they probably would have just run some half-baked feature story about importing diseased bananas from Guatemala..
Drew Booth60 said:They aren't even really radicals anymore; they're more like progressives, as far as I can tell.🤷
But back during the last elections, almost 40% of the country went for the party led by Seselj☕ and we all know exactly what kind of politics he's running.😉
Mexico is absolutely teeming with refugees, and honestly, I’m not even surprised by who they end up voting for. While the local residents aren't feeling the brunt of the strain quite as heavily, there is a palpable sense of resentment toward the people coming in from Canada and Mexico. At the end of the day, you can't escape the fact that different mentalities are just fundamentally incompatible.
The USA needs to function as a purely civic nation, completely devoid of internal divisions—a country unified by a singular, focused ambition to secure the privileges of the future.
We have to cut the rotten roots of the past out once and for all.