Posts by Gary Martinez2

Laura Cox5 said:Well, I wouldn't dare :"Whatever I happen to learn or witness through my work—or even just out there on the streets when dealing with people—things that aren't meant for public consumption, I'll keep them under wraps and hold that secret close. THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH

Hmm, okay, but as far as I'm concerned, they're allowed to do that—though obviously, not when it comes to me.

Gary Martinez2 said:I honestly don't understand why there is such an intense pressure on doctors to be infallible. They aren't omnipotent beings, after all. If they make a mistake, sure, there should be accountability, but we have to allow for some margin of error. It’s actually in the best interest of the medical community to have that breathing room; otherwise, patients will constantly be hunting for second opinions, which just ends up clogging up the entire healthcare system.

In short, it serves the doctors to have a system where mistakes aren't treated as absolute failures—sometimes, they just need the grace to be human.

And I also think doctors should be permitted to consult with a colleague—whether they name them or not—without violating patient confidentiality.

I honestly don't understand why there is such an intense pressure on doctors to be infallible. They aren't omnipotent beings, after all. If they make a mistake, sure, there should be accountability, but we have to allow for some margin of error. It’s actually in the best interest of the medical community to have that breathing room; otherwise, patients will constantly be hunting for second opinions, which just ends up clogging up the entire healthcare system.

In short, it serves the doctors to have a system where mistakes aren't treated as absolute failures—sometimes, they just need the grace to be human.

I haven't sat through the entire Avengers saga, but I've never been a fan of that whole time travel concept because of the risks involved.
You kill a bug in the past and suddenly the entire timeline is rewritten. Still, I suppose their intentions were good—they just wanted to bring back half of the population.

Gary Martinez2 said:Cesno, are you seriously suggesting we should bully decent people now?
Does the fact that they were targeted or mistreated for noble reasons mean they were somehow corrupt? If they had been bad people, they wouldn't have been victimized in the first place. Why are you acting so tough on the forum, Larry Moore83, unless you're just trying to build a shield for yourself?

You can't put lipstick on a pig

Cesno, are you seriously suggesting we should bully decent people now?
Does the fact that they were targeted or mistreated for noble reasons mean they were somehow corrupt? If they had been bad people, they wouldn't have been victimized in the first place. Why are you acting so tough on the forum, Larry Moore83, unless you're just trying to build a shield for yourself?

Jerry Jones is such a career criminal that he can't even attempt to mask his malice; it’s practically written all over his face.

Let’s be clear—they are absolutely freeloading. I wouldn't want anyone to think I'd forgotten that part.

cashflowking said:Fix your financial struggles!

It’s honestly unbelievable how you scammers exploit this community just to line your own pockets. There isn't even a g of integrity left in this group.

Austin Hill6 said:How exactly do you plan on wiping out the competition without tearing yourself apart in the process? Is it enough to just lean in and whisper 'Don't step on my toes'? 😁

But what if there’s already a fly circling "your" territory?

crimsonwolf20 said:"It is the circumvention of law that makes the religious Jew a religious Jew." (Das Kapital, 162)

"The Jews of Poland are the smeariest of all races." (The New York Times)

He called Ferdinand Lassalle, "Judel Itzig-Jewish Nigger." (Der Judische Nigger, 82, July 30, 1862)

"Ramsgate is full of Jews and fleas." (490, August 25, 1879)

"Let us look at the real Jew of our time; not the Jew of the Sabbath, whom Bauer considers, but the Jew of everyday life.

"What is the Jew's foundation in our world? Material necessity, private advantage.

"What is the object of the Jew's worship in this world? Usury. What is his worldly god? Money.

"Very well then; emancipation from usury and money, that is, from practical, real Judaism, would constitute the emancipation of our time." ("A World Without Jews," p. 37)

"What was the essential foundation of the Jewish religion? Practical needs, egotism." (Ibid, p. 40)

"Money is The zealous One god of Israel, beside which no other God may stand. Money degrades all the gods of mankind and turns them into commodities. Money is The universal and self-constituted value set upon All things. It has therefore robbed the whole world, of both nature and man, of its original value. Money is The essence of man's Life and work, which have become alienated from him. This alien monster rules him and he worships it.

"The god of The Jews Has become secularized and is now a worldly god. The Bill of exchange is The Jew's real god. His God is the illusory bill of exchange." ("A World Without Jews," p. 41)

Gary Martinez2, watch your step. You're walking on thin ice here.

crimsonwolf20 said:Oh, you betcha! I've got my own business running, and yeah—I even hire people! And get this—I’ve got all the time in the world to drop knowledge on these socialists and fascists for absolutely zero dollars.

No worries at all 😁

From the goodness of your heart.

Tell me, hourly workers, what kind of rate are you pulling in these days?
Do you happen to run a side hustle on the side too?

Back before World War II, there weren't nearly as many massive factories or large-scale hotels as we see today; most people were primarily focused on running small, local businesses.

rustywalker32 said:The whole reason there was conflict with the communists was their obsession with nationalization—essentially just seizing private property. You're bringing up worker self-management, but that misses the point entirely. It really brings me back to what El Cid mentioned: it seems the real interest here isn't about building new cooperative enterprises from scratch, but rather finding ways to seize what is already privately owned.

You might have a point there.

crimsonwolf20 said:Look, before the war, we were dealing with a violent, totalitarian regime running a totally broken economic model called "self-managed socialism"—but let’s be real, by the end, that entire state, the whole regime, and that unnatural economic mess just completely fell apart.

When you talk about workers in a socialist system—or honestly, any aggressive economic setup where the government calls all the shots instead of the people doing the actual work—you aren't talking about "rights." They didn't have any rights, basically zero choice, and absolutely no freedom whatsoever.

Instead of letting the workers decide, the regime was constantly stepping in to dictate where they worked, who they worked with, how much they got paid, and under what conditions they had to labor. It was the government calling the plays on how companies were run, who was in charge, what stuff got manufactured, who could buy it, what the prices were, the terms of sale, wages, hours, earning caps, production quotas... you name it! There were a million different central-planning restrictions piled on top of each other—which is exactly why such a massive black market ended up blooming in that old socialistic era.

But nowadays, you can do whatever you want and everything is just wonderful. Just imagine that.

rustywalker32 said:Why is the author relying on such blatant misinformation?
Every single capitalist actually welcomes competitive market forces because they serve as the perfect tool to drive the floor even lower.

Right, and that’s exactly why they fought against the communists.

Sam Alvarez4 said:Question for the OP: how exactly do we define worker self-management?
I want to make sure we're all on the same page... are we talking about abstract concepts here, or something with a concrete definition?

btw.
In my experience, labor unions have way more actual leverage than those old "worker councils" or similar bodies ever did. Those things were basically just for show... in reality, they’d just rubber-stamp whatever the CEO demanded.

Worker self-management essentially means that the employees—which would include the management team as well—are the ones actually running the business.

As for unions today, what do they really do besides shouting about workers' rights only when people actually decide to strike?
Workers definitely had more leverage before the war.

wearytrucker22 said:Look, nobody is stopping employees from quitting, starting their own worker-owned corporation, and running the show themselves.
Or did you actually think those corporate owners just swoop in, take over everything without putting a single cent of their own money into the startup, and then just sit back and collect all the profits?

If I were in charge, I’d be setting up worker-owned factories left and right, but it's hard to get anything done when the media keeps trying to brainwash us through the TV.

Just a quick question here.
Why does the capitalist class seem so threatened by worker cooperatives acting as competitors, yet they don't have any real issue with competition coming from other private corporations?