Jun 15
TheMisanthrope commented on Man of Steel: Superman Gets in a Very Long Fight.
TheMisanthrope commented on Man of Steel: Superman Gets in a Very Long Fight.
Boycotting due to complete boycott of DC. DC still gave money to Orson Scott Card and never apologized.
Fuck them.
Fuck them.
Jun 13
TheMisanthrope commented on The Purpose Marie Calloway Serves In Your Life.
TheMisanthrope commented on The Purpose Marie Calloway Serves In Your Life.
The book sounds absolutely banal.
Oh look, a person let a guy come on their face because he had power. Isn't that empowering? Isn't that UNUSUAL?
And now that she's putting her stories in a book, she's exposing her critics in an attempt to make it critic proof.
/sigh
Maybe she'll write a movie worse than The Canyons.
Oh look, a person let a guy come on their face because he had power. Isn't that empowering? Isn't that UNUSUAL?
And now that she's putting her stories in a book, she's exposing her critics in an attempt to make it critic proof.
/sigh
Maybe she'll write a movie worse than The Canyons.
Jun 13
TheMisanthrope commented on San Diego Catholic School Fires Teacher for Her Abusive Ex-Husband's Behavior.
TheMisanthrope commented on San Diego Catholic School Fires Teacher for Her Abusive Ex-Husband's Behavior.
@13 Don't you know? Victims have no culpability at any time whatsoever!
Jun 12
TheMisanthrope commented on An Open Letter to the State Senators Who Are Fighting to Kill the Estate Tax.
TheMisanthrope commented on An Open Letter to the State Senators Who Are Fighting to Kill the Estate Tax.
Goldy, are you going to be one of those hounds? I'd like to see some on the record questioning.
Jun 9
TheMisanthrope commented on If That Former Green Beret and Iraq War Vet Had Been Armed He Could Have Protected Himself From....
TheMisanthrope commented on If That Former Green Beret and Iraq War Vet Had Been Armed He Could Have Protected Himself From....
@18 it is largely the fault of the dead father, the child and the mother.
The father should probably have known his friend owned a gun, and possibly owned a gun himself. At a certain point it becomes the responsibility of the parent to teach their children about guns and the dangers of them. And, the parent should teach their children not to grab everything in an adult's dwelling. Like a knife, razor, scissors, superglue, or anything else meant not for kids.
Should the gun have been put away? Probably. Should the kid have been watched and been taught better than to grab random shit in a stranger's apartment? Definitely. Just because that kid is 4, doesn't mean that lesson shouldn't have been in his head, and I don't see Dan here saying "watch your fucking kids."
The father should probably have known his friend owned a gun, and possibly owned a gun himself. At a certain point it becomes the responsibility of the parent to teach their children about guns and the dangers of them. And, the parent should teach their children not to grab everything in an adult's dwelling. Like a knife, razor, scissors, superglue, or anything else meant not for kids.
Should the gun have been put away? Probably. Should the kid have been watched and been taught better than to grab random shit in a stranger's apartment? Definitely. Just because that kid is 4, doesn't mean that lesson shouldn't have been in his head, and I don't see Dan here saying "watch your fucking kids."
Jun 9
TheMisanthrope commented on If That Former Green Beret and Iraq War Vet Had Been Armed He Could Have Protected Himself From....
TheMisanthrope commented on If That Former Green Beret and Iraq War Vet Had Been Armed He Could Have Protected Himself From....
Dan,
Your last paragraph seems to assume that all childless people with friends who have children should child-proof their house at all times in the possible case of unexpected visits from rugrats.
I've had friends with annoyingly nosy brats who pick up everything, break things, open drawers and are otherwise typical entitled children. I stopped letting the kids into my apt because I wasn't going to childproof my home and they can't control their children.
Your last paragraph seems to assume that all childless people with friends who have children should child-proof their house at all times in the possible case of unexpected visits from rugrats.
I've had friends with annoyingly nosy brats who pick up everything, break things, open drawers and are otherwise typical entitled children. I stopped letting the kids into my apt because I wasn't going to childproof my home and they can't control their children.
May 30
TheMisanthrope commented on "Supersize My Salary Now!".
TheMisanthrope commented on "Supersize My Salary Now!".
Although, Brendan, would it have hurt to confirm that maybe owner is the franchise owner?
I normally love your reporting, but asking for a statement and a name would not be out of line.
I normally love your reporting, but asking for a statement and a name would not be out of line.
May 30
TheMisanthrope commented on "Supersize My Salary Now!".
TheMisanthrope commented on "Supersize My Salary Now!".
@8 We should ALL be striking. At least 80% of us should be striking like this.
Gas, housing, and food shouldn't be as cheap as it is, and we should all be making 4-6x as much as we do.
We've been left behind by the top 5% wage earners in the world.
The problem is gas, food, and housing has spent the decade correcting itself, while the wages have stayed stagnant. The lowest wage earners are feeling the pinch first. But, already many of us are feeling the pinch.
McDonald's' CEO is just got $13.8m this year. $950k of which is base salary.
For comparison's sake, the 50% wage in Seattle is a piddling $47k. 1/20th of a CEO's base wage. Probably with no bonus, thus making it 1/300th the package of the McD's CEO.
1/300th.
And, the average McD's worker is probably making only 1/900th of the CEO.
Think about that. They'd have to work 900 years to earn the money of one CEO.
This strike, along with the Occupy movement, is a sign of the times. Things are bad out here and they're getting worse.
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Gas, housing, and food shouldn't be as cheap as it is, and we should all be making 4-6x as much as we do.
We've been left behind by the top 5% wage earners in the world.
The problem is gas, food, and housing has spent the decade correcting itself, while the wages have stayed stagnant. The lowest wage earners are feeling the pinch first. But, already many of us are feeling the pinch.
McDonald's' CEO is just got $13.8m this year. $950k of which is base salary.
For comparison's sake, the 50% wage in Seattle is a piddling $47k. 1/20th of a CEO's base wage. Probably with no bonus, thus making it 1/300th the package of the McD's CEO.
1/300th.
And, the average McD's worker is probably making only 1/900th of the CEO.
Think about that. They'd have to work 900 years to earn the money of one CEO.
This strike, along with the Occupy movement, is a sign of the times. Things are bad out here and they're getting worse.
May 30
TheMisanthrope commented on "You Can't Drink Starbucks and Be Biblically Right".
TheMisanthrope commented on "You Can't Drink Starbucks and Be Biblically Right".
To be fair you just supported child labor, and tax dodging.
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