Ah yes the generation that wasn't even worth naming so they gave us a placeholder.
Growing up Gen X in the US was watching a slow motion train wreck where you're able to see the causes, current wreck, and even look down the road to the future repercussions but everything you do or try to make things better for everyone is ignored, co-opted, or sidelined by the monolithic boomer voting bloc. And all the while you're being gaslit by the beneficiaries of the current shitshow selling you an American Dream that never was true and hasn't been remotely attainable since you joined the workforce.
Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount....
Many of us are trapped by the choices of our Fox-brainwashed elderly population.
The absolutely morally bankrupt and spoiled boomers dominating the voting population with blind allegiance and rising evengelicism over the last 50 years got us here.
Basically, the most self centered and selfish generation in modern American history is hell bent on fucking every generation that follows them.
A lot of us have chosen and chosen and chosen otherwise in futility. Even when we've had the opportunity for progress it was tempered by trying to appease the other party; in the name of bipartisanship we get a neutered health care plan that still has grift built directly into the system.
Yeah but for the majority of federal crimes you're probably comparing these sentences to drug offender sentences which are much harsher because of the seriousness of the offense.
/s before crucifixion; drug sentences are ridiculous and these traitors getting anything less than a felony disqualifying them from participating in the system they tried to break is madness.
Believing someone when they say the money in the cash register is rightly yours and should be taken by force does not mean you get a pass when you rob a gas station.
There’s a tendency in this heated political climate to simply reject people who are saying false things and to write off conspiracy theorists writ large....
Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours....
Try reading Blaine's FB page and then imagine the only way to be rid of him was his retirement, and knowing he'll likely be replaced with the same or worse.
Can't wait to get my family back out of this shithole state. KC, StL, Columbia, and Springfield are ok but the rest of the state are loud and proud white trash MAGATS steadily voting to fuck over the population centers where all the atate funds come from.
This state is so bad the only way we see progress is with ballot initiatives where gerrymanderign can't defeat the popular vote. And guess what the MO house and senate are working on right now. Yep, making ballot initiatives harder to pass.
Saint Louis has been held back as a city for decades because StL city is in StL county and is prone to the state legislature's fuckery. Like when StL raised the minimum wage for the city. State blocked it because...they could.
The governmental structure of the City of St. Louis is unusual in the United States. Since 1876, St. Louis has been an independent city, meaning it is not part of any county. St. Louis operates as both a city and a county. St. Louis is the only city in Missouri which operates its own "county" offices. St. Louis is a home rule city, but it is not a home rule county, thus county functions and offices are subject to state restrictions on county governments.
It is 100% you bringing your own agenda without regard or consideration for the discussion at hand.
You're not trying to add to the discussion by jumping in and championing your cause without reading the room.
Oh, it's not that at all. You just come off as very holier than thou the way you shove into and escalate the discussion without regard for others, but great job capturing some attention.
The thing is, I agree with you about the suffering of animals.
You're just a sanctimonious self important prick trying to flaunt your imagined moral superiority as some kind of bullshit purity test as to whether people care about animals.
Have fun with that, don't stop to wonder why people walk away.
It’s easy not to trust a system associated with charging you $500 for Tylenol. Much easier (and occasionally even safer) to just smell some lavender and hope that helps. Go to an ED and you could just die of a stroke or heart attack in the waiting room or even get run over by somebody who died of a heart attack while driving...
The most glaring generator of mistrust for decades now is the thing citizens discuss all the time but is never addressed: our out of control military budget.
We could solve every one of our country’s financial issues multiple times over by reducing the military budget, and not even drastically so.
Our military was tasked with an audit to reign in waste and spending. They couldn’t pass an audit so they were just given a free pass, no penalties or repercussions. The first audit was 2017 and they failed to pass. They failed two more since then. Senator Sanders intoruduced a bill in 2021 and again in 2023 which required an audit and was supposed to impose penalties for failure, it’s been introduced so we’ll see how that goes.
Just wait until you or someone close develops an autoimmune disease, then the trust meter falls off a cliff during round after round of tests and “you’re fine”.
Or if you have a bunion that skews your big toe 35° but they tell you it’s not bad enough for surgery and there’s nothing to be done for it.
Or…yeah we could be here all day just for the system’s failings for me and my wife.
And there’s our lack of or inadequate mental health coverage and care.
I've long thought we need a non-military service branch much like you describe and for much the same resson.
In my experience it isn't just "rich" kids but anyone that grows up with minimal adversity and exposure to people outside their immediate (sheltered) bubble that are really hard to work alongside.
Anyone who hasn't been told "no" enough to understand the world doesn't cater to them, really.
“Christians today have become the most vitriolic tribe,” said Ritchson, who himself identifies as a follower of Jesus. “It is so antithetical to what Jesus was calling us to be and to do.”
We should make a site where people can set up their own internet homepage. Each person can have their own space on the internet! To give the users a sense of ownership let’s call it MySpace.
Fair enough, I appreciate the well articulated response and agree with your usage, but you said it right here:
I knew that would be the one thing someone would comment on
That’s the unfortunate state of things due to years of people using the word derogatorily. I applaud you trying to bring it back to proper usage, just be prepared that you will continue to get responses like mine and I doubt they’ll all be as considered as this was.
inFamous Second Son did this well. Deslin, the main character is from the Akomish tribe and … oh hell I just came in from rebuilding a retaining wall outside and that’s all I got.
Deskin, Akomish, good game, well written character.
Then the sentiment was retold over and over for close to two decades.
This reminds of a salient question I encountered. I wish I could remember the author and book to quote directly but here’s my best approximation of their meaning:
Why is it that you need to go to church every week and study the same book over and over to understand god’s message? Once you learn 1+1=2 you’re done, no need to read the same thing over and over.
The seats are assigned. People have been standing in line for 15 minutes now. Why on earth would anyone want to stand there, when they could just sit and wait until the line clears?...
If their “carry on” does not meet the size restrictions they absolutely will gate check it at cost. That’s their fault not listening or reading bag size restrictions orbwillfully ignoring them in hopes of forcing an oversize bag into the overhead.
Winamp is going open source, and it feels like the early 2000s again ( www.xda-developers.com )
German politician's video of licking public toilets goes viral ( www.thenews.com.pk )
cross-posted from: https://zerobytes.monster/post/932095
The cost-of-living crisis is so bleak that some Gen Zers genuinely fear becoming homeless ( fortune.com )
Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says ( www.cbsnews.com )
Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount....
Trump-appointed judge halts Biden administration credit card late fee cap ( thehill.com )
Fox News won't bother mentioning this to their viewers.
A Staggering 19x Energy Jump in Capacitors May Be the Beginning of the End for Batteries ( www.popularmechanics.com )
54% of young Americans say food costs are the biggest strain on their finances ( www.cnbc.com )
Teen pizza delivery driver shot at multiple times after parking in the wrong driveway ( www.nbcnews.com )
Interview with the victim....
Elon Musk Laid Off Supercharger Team After Taking $17 Million in Federal Charging Grants ( gizmodo.com )
Despite its CEO railing against Biden, Tesla was more than happy to take the administration's money.
Trump Hints Another January 6 Could Happen If He Loses the Election ( newrepublic.com )
The former president made multiple chilling warnings during an interview with Time magazine....
DEA to reclass marijuana to Schedule III ( apnews.com )
Bout damn time
Sexsomnia: An embarrassing sleep disorder no one wants to talk about ( www.cnn.com )
A 38-year-old man repeatedly tries to force his wife to have sex in the middle of the night but has no memory of his actions when he wakes up....
Analysis: Misinformation has created an alternative world for some Americans ( www.cnn.com )
There’s a tendency in this heated political climate to simply reject people who are saying false things and to write off conspiracy theorists writ large....
College protesters seek amnesty to keep arrests and suspensions from trailing them ( apnews.com )
Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours....
The Tech Baron Seeking to “Ethnically Cleanse” San Francisco ( newrepublic.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14962209...
Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits ( apnews.com )
Dolphin found dead on beach riddled with bullets, NOAA offers $20k reward to find killer ( www.usatoday.com )
Google fires more workers after CEO says workplace isn’t for politics ( wapo.st )
The increasing distrust many Americans have in modern medical advances is probably mostly due to our failing Healthcare system.
It’s easy not to trust a system associated with charging you $500 for Tylenol. Much easier (and occasionally even safer) to just smell some lavender and hope that helps. Go to an ED and you could just die of a stroke or heart attack in the waiting room or even get run over by somebody who died of a heart attack while driving...
Israeli missile has struck Iran, US officials say - BBC News ( www.bbc.com )
An Israeli missile has hit Iran, two US officials have told the BBC’s US partner CBS News....
Right-Wing 'Reacher' Fans Flip Out After Alan Ritchson Calls Trump A 'R*pist And A Con-Man' ( www.huffpost.com )
“Christians today have become the most vitriolic tribe,” said Ritchson, who himself identifies as a follower of Jesus. “It is so antithetical to what Jesus was calling us to be and to do.”
So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post ( arstechnica.com )
ISPs can charge extra for fast gaming under FCC’s Internet rules, critics say ( arstechnica.com )
Anti-trans Missouri A.G. can now access trans people’s medical records ( newrepublic.com )
A judge ordered Planned Parenthood to hand records of transgender care over to Andrew Bailey....
Gamer Simply Wants Non-Political Games, White Ethnostate ( hard-drive.net )
Finance guru Dave Ramsey slams 'awful' Gen Zers and millennials who live with their parents: 'They suck. They can't buy a house because they don't work' ( fortune.com )
Meet a Missouri dad who went from a ‘full-on bigot’ to fighting bathroom bans on behalf of his 16-year-old daughter: ‘When it was my child, it just flipped a switch’ ( fortune.com )
Better late than never! 🥳
Why stand in line to board an airplane?
The seats are assigned. People have been standing in line for 15 minutes now. Why on earth would anyone want to stand there, when they could just sit and wait until the line clears?...