Mike Powell wrote to Dr. What <=-
And if they don't succeed, then that will give more ammo to the elite
and the government for increasing their controls over our lives.
the "conspiracy theories" are actually all correct, that would make me certain that this is the elitist end game.
Did they ever do anything about the problems that the local authority uncovered in one of your counties, or did they just ignore it, despite
the admission that something did indeed happen that should not have?
The industry that I'm in - as well as my hobbies - don't tolerate idiots.
You must not be in IT. :D
My understanding is that part of the issue here is the lead actress
voiced her opinion of the original animated classic -- she does not
like it. Woke or not, that is enough to upset a lot of hard-core
Disney fans who would have been a part of the target audience.
Not sure why they think postponing a couple of years, while keeping the same actress, will help them any.
It got replaced with the "more than 2 genders" signalling, but I have
also not heard as much of that the past couple of months. My guess is that it will eventually get replaced with "Trump is bad" signalling.
Some of them actually have pretty good jobs but they were indoctrinated while getting an (actual) education, or by their parents or peers.
They are doing well enough that, while they are not at "elite" level politically, they can somehow ignore what the economy is doing to their pocketbooks.
That probably gets them somewhere in the "stupid"
category, but not the typical "stupid" that you would normally imagine (i.e. that goes hand in hand with lazy).
Our local news is still OK, although the Louisville stations do cover
some for the gross incompetence of their local government.
Mike Powell wrote to Dr. What <=-
I also travel through mostly rural areas. In the area I live in, there never was really much virtue signalling. I had to travel to Lexington
or Leftyexcrementholeville to see it publically. Otherwise, it was
just on the news.
LOL. Shouldn't the UAW help them do so? I thought that was one of the things the union was for?
There is some sarcasm in those questions. ;)
Around the main town where I am, there were a good number of virtual signalers
But I've noticed in the last year, those signals have disappeared. My wife and I walk the area several times a week, so we notice things like that.
I've known a good number of union workers in my time. I've also had to deal with the unions. It became extremely clear to me that the union only had the union's best interest at heart. It tolerated workers only to get their union dues.
I remember when GM robotized one of their plants. The UAW was up in arms over
the "lost jobs!", right up until GM told the UAW that they would pay the union
dues of the robots to the UAW. Then there was no problem with the robots.
Mike Powell wrote to Dr. What <=-
Now that you mention it, I did sometimes see a pride flag or a BLM sign
in a window somewhere. Still do, but they don't seem to be
multiplying.
a job. When the former (non-union) HR person from the strike days
showed up to visit, they all gathered around him as if welcoming back a hero. I asked one of the guys why that was. At some point during or after the strike, they realized he was the only one who reallly cared
if they had a job or not.
That doesn't surprise me a bit. Most people seemed to have that
figured out, but I have noticed lately that some folks around our age
seem to have forgotten that... or maybe they were just virtue
signalling during the recent UAW strike.
a job. When the former (non-union) HR person from the strike days showed up to visit, they all gathered around him as if welcoming back a hero. I asked one of the guys why that was. At some point during or after the strike, they realized he was the only one who reallly cared
if they had a job or not.
That's probably the major reason why the unions still have at least some support in the ranks. The unions still have some people who try to do what is
supposed to be their job.
Mike Powell wrote to Dr. What <=-
I think you misunderstood. The guy who did his job was a non-union
member of management, i.e. one of the people they were striking
*against*. The union workers came to realize he was the only one who really cared if they had a job or not, and that their union didn't care
at all.
I think you misunderstood. The guy who did his job was a non-union member of management, i.e. one of the people they were striking *against*. The union workers came to realize he was the only one who really cared if they had a job or not, and that their union didn't care at all.
OOoo.. Yes. I missed that.
But it goes to show that the union Narrative of "this is a battle between management and the worker" is mostly false. There is middle ground, but the big unions want to take it all.
Mike Powell wrote to Dr. What <=-
There are times when I could agree there is a battle between "upper" management and the worker,
but that is usually because upper management
is either incompetent or has already decided they are getting out of whatever business they are in.
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