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brightpilot6 said:The entire country will be glued to their screens watching what's coming, so let's just pray it doesn't land on a Wednesday.
Besides, it's likely going to be a tedious, drawn-out affair featuring perhaps five or six actual highlights at most.
Noah Roberts46 said:Absolutely not.
Nationalism is nothing more than a last refuge for scoundrels. ☕
nimblemarlin9 said:Is anyone actually watching the debate tonight? ☕
ironpanther5 said:Alright, let’s talk about teachers for a second.
The union basically squeezed every single private sector worker for a decent chunk of change on an annual basis.
Honestly, if I were going to give anyone a raise, it would be the medical staff or the military. But money doesn't just grow on trees, and I really hope nobody is naive enough to think we can fund this by just rerouting cash from "unnecessary" parts of the budget—you know, pulling funds away from the church or some other powerful lobby. No, if the government needs to go into debt to pay for this, they'll just do it.
On top of that, everyone just used this increase as an excuse to block any potential sales tax cuts down to 24%.
And don't even get me started on how arrogant they were with all that talk about being the social elite and the most educated class. They act like they aren't just following a bell schedule and prepping lessons. Give me a break; it's not like the curriculum for elementary or high schoolers undergoes some massive, life-altering transformation every single year.
Not to mention how many of them aren't even doing their jobs properly in the faculty lounge. There's roughly the same number of people coasting as there are those actually putting in the effort and deserving a higher paycheck. Most of them are just aggressively average, just like everywhere else.
Then they got carried away and started imagining themselves as these great agents of change—revolutionaries who wouldn't budge on their demands. And what did it get them? They ended up selling out the non-tenured staff in the end.
It would be pretty ironic if, in a country where the public sector loses maybe ten jobs a year because a handful of people puffed themselves up by 4% or decided to flash someone in an office, classroom, or cafeteria, they suddenly decided to start some revolution to build a better America.
They have their holiday breaks, their seasonal shutdowns, and a standard 8-to-4 workday. Plus, when they apply for a mortgage, banks approve them without any hassle, extra guarantors, or endless paperwork.
Well, of course they do, since their jobs are bulletproof. And the banks know it.
You've got annual vacations, a solid month off, seminars, training courses, holidays, and all that good stuff.
It's like they dropped in from Mars.
Amanda Evans2 said:The police are questioning Quasimodo about the fire at the Cathedral, but honestly, this guy is acting incredibly shady...
brightpilot6 said:Ever since you started eating papaya, you haven't been quite yourself, have you?
The idea that someone chooses one option over another just because they want more isn't really about consumerism; it’s much deeper than that, rooted firmly in psychology. If you decide to walk up to a checkout counter where the cashier happens to be a bit more pleasant, does that truly make you a mindless consumer? Or is it just human nature?
Then again, I suppose you’d prefer the grumpy clerk at the other register—I assume you take your cues from the DM, don't you? 🤦
brightpilot6 said:Gentlemen, all you really need is a guitar, maybe a couple of harmonicas, some prog and folk rock, and a pinch of that classic Americana bard soul while you gaze wistfully through a fogged-up window at rain-soaked Midwestern cornfields. That’s the whole kit and caboodle. Why bother with this devilish nonsense—these drunken vultures who dress themselves up like cheap starlets just to poison your spirit by playing on your misplaced sense of machismo? Honestly, wouldn't it be better to just go have a long talk with your local priest?
Nancy Sanchez31 said:Matthew Young35 hit the nail on the head regarding AC/DC—shallow lyrics, basic passions, all that jazz. Any connection you find to folk music is probably just pure coincidence. ��
I actually caught one of their shows once; the energy is pretty wild, but I could never bring myself to blast them at home. Same thing goes for Queen, honestly. I don't really get the cult following. The vocals are killer, sure, but the actual music? Nothing special, I guess.
It’s clearly more about the persona. Once the frontman passes away, suddenly the band becomes legendary.
Walter Grant, I’ve watched those documentaries...
"Global Metal" and "Metal Journey"?