FWIW states rights have never once been a left or right, conservative or progressive issue. People like states rights when they control the state, and they like federal power when they control the federal government. That’s consistent across all times, issues, and political parties.
Doesn’t seem like it’s safe to comply with police, and we should treat every interaction with the police as a threat on your life. And in that scenario, as demonstrated by the police, you’re safer evading capture and fighting back, because the justice system is corrupt and the police are not restrained in any way from killing you.
This feels like an argument someone would make in the Galactic Senate about how to oppose Palpatine.
If it is uneven, it is neither law nor order. It is capricious tyranny.
Don’t believe this, it is wishful thinking. You might find examples of people who regret their vote, but how many of them would actually not vote for him again?
First, you can always decline. It’s your time, and they aren’t paying you to work at a bowling alley, so you don’t have to be there.
Second, remote team meetups are a really good time to bond with your coworkers without a business agenda. I would recommend to anyone to try to make an appearance, even if you don’t stay out as late as everyone else. Plus, if everyone is hung over the next day at work, and you show up bright eyed and bushy tailed, you look like the smart one, although your coworkers might give you the side eye if you rub it in. Being compassionate goes a long way towards that bonding bit.
It’s also easier to communicate when you have personal relationships with your remote coworkers. When you write a curt slack message, or a status update email, people will read it in your voice. That might also work against you if you tend to be sarcastic or belligerent. If they don’t know you, they will read it in their own voice, and that can go sideways.
You don’t have to bowl. You don’t need to claim an old injury. Just say you don’t enjoy it (because that’s true).
All that said, it doesn’t sound like you did anything wrong. It doesn’t sound like your coworkers did anything wrong, either, and you were definitely “invited” anytime there is an announcement like that.
Irony so dense it throws off navigational equipment.
That’s a pretty big loophole. I mean, imagine the same exact video with Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi. It takes a significantly different subtext when the subjects are women. But the subtext doesn’t really matter to the morality of the act.
Either involuntary AI generated pornography is wrong or it isn’t. I think it’s wrong. Do Trump and Musk deserve it? Sure, but it’s still wrong. Do I feel bad for them? No, because they deserve it. But it’s still not something I would do, or suggest anyone else do, and if the creator is prosecuted, I’m not going to defend them.
Almost everyone overcooks eggs. The whites should be silky, and the yellows creamy. If the white is rubbery or the yellow chalky, then it’s like an overcooked steak. Like yeah, technically you can eat it, but it’s not the best form it can take.
Banned from Fortnite for sharing accounts to qualify for the tournament…
“I won’t ever cheat in Fortnite again.”
Seems like he didn’t get the message.
Right, but they’re conservatives. Complaining about their hypocrisy is like complaining about clouds blocking the sun. Redefining your values based on your identity is the unifying feature of conservativism. That’s what makes it appealing, you don’t have to adhere to any fundamental values or policies. Whatever helps you win today is good, because you’re a good person because you’re a conservative. So whatever you say now is good, and if you have to say something else tomorrow, it will be good then, too.
States’ Rights is especially fraught because progressives also vacillate on the issue depending on how much of the government they can influence. I’m not a bOtH SiDeS person, but on that one issue, both sides ride that pendulum.