Originally posted by Tha C-Master
I agree here. People can vote with their feet, if they don't like it, they can always leave. Unions had their part but they do more damage than good. A big reason why jobs are going elsewhere.
Are we best friends now? High five! Now teach me to be photogenic and charismatic like you, you bastard! 😎
Well with unions they tend to take the rights away from others who don't want to be in the union too. Some mean well, but when the power and entitlement mentality comes in.... watch out.
Originally posted by srankmissingninI guess we have more in common than we think.
Are we best friends now? High five! Now teach me to be photogenic and charismatic like you, you bastard! 😎
Can anyone knowingly stand by and allow their friend to abused in the most horrible way? After I found out my ex was cheating on me and I became a total mess (the bottle was best friend at the time), she was one of the ones who helped me get back on my feet. I never talk about what she did, but sometimes she does. Somehow I got to help her let go of what she did. Her stupid husband threw her out to the wolves instead of thinking 'what is done is done.'
As I said in my first post, I respect and always will will respect her privacy and even though there is probably many men watching her films as I write this, I won't name the links or movies. But I will say, that she hated the interracial films because they physically hurt her. A 5'4 woman shouldn't have had that large of a guy basically using her as his personal punching bag.
Originally posted by Darth Truculent
As I said in my first post, I respect and always will will respect her privacy and even though there is probably many men watching her films as I write this, I won't name the links or movies. But I will say, that she hated the interracial films because they physically hurt her. A 5'4 woman shouldn't have had that large of a guy basically using her as his personal punching bag.
Are you saying black people have fists for penises?
Originally posted by Darth Truculent
Can anyone knowingly stand by and allow their friend to abused in the most horrible way? After I found out my ex was cheating on me and I became a total mess (the bottle was best friend at the time), she was one of the ones who helped me get back on my feet. I never talk about what she did, but sometimes she does. Somehow I got to help her let go of what she did. Her stupid husband threw her out to the wolves instead of thinking 'what is done is done.'
Sounds like you're in love with her. So the easy fix is for you to date her. Unless you have a problem knowing she was DP'd and jizzed on by multiple other men?
I take it she did the porn before she was married or dating this guy?
Originally posted by Darth Truculent
Sure Rob, I do love her - always will. I care for her and do not consider him 'damaged' are 'used' goods. But, right now dating her is out of the question because she needs time to heal.Bard, the interracial films she made, the guys . . . well lets just say they were abnormally large.
Well to be fair, all penises pale next to mine.
I guess some peoples' exposure to unions has been far more negative than mine. If for no other reason, I like many of them on the idea that centralized power of any kind is to be avoided, and unions provided some needed balance in many job fields. Anything can be corrupt (gov't bodies, businesses, unions, etc.)...pointing to potential corruption invalidates nothing.
I also lived in Ohio until recently, am in education, and have seen firsthand how education is being and will continue to be raped over the coming years by the recent union laws. The same can be said of policemen and firefighters, though they haven't received the same publicity. Education as a whole has imploded as a profession in recent years, to the point where there's thousands upon thousands of grads each year and literally thousands less jobs for them to fill...the field is shrinking, not growing nor even staying the same. Higher unemployment, less teachers, bigger class sizes. And with teachers increasingly not being able to keep the rights and pay necessary, nor unable to fight for schools and their right to retain positions, there's been an exodus from the field that will have repercussions in about a decade.
To be clear, I think a largely privatized system of education might be better overall, so if I were "reworking" the system I might not need unions. But under the system we're in currently, to simply remove the unions is going to destroy education. One can see similarly obvious implications to cuts to police unions.
So maybe some are corrupt that I'm not familiar with (though, again, if there's to be corruption I'd rather see it on the side of workers, not companies or governments). But me? I have incredibly hard-working friends losing jobs over union dissolution.
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So yeah, porn. I've met women with legit beef against porn as an industry. At its root, much of it is degrading even if no specific person is being hurt (or they're being well paid), so I can see the outrage. But otherwise, it's not going to incite evil that doesn't already exist within someone. Or, say, if you think porn is horrible for corruption reasons, you're going to have to take issue with all kinds of mass media like video games or movies for the same reason (and those reach far more minors). Like someone said earlier, porn existed in droves in pre-digital format as well. Nothing's really changed, it's just a new medium....hell, a new medium with easier access to parental controls, so it might be better than before.
Originally posted by inimalistEducation system, GM, Ford, etc.
/facepalm
You're welcome to disagree, and I respect your opinion, but I believe people are responsible for themselves. I don't mind a group coming in to complain, but unions tend to benefit the lazy.
Are all union worker's lazy? Far from it, but you know as well as I do that most people will take advantage of what they can and take more and more. There should be laws with companies and business and unions have done good things, but nowadays.... meh.
Originally posted by Tha C-Master
Education system, GM, Ford, etc.You're welcome to disagree, and I respect your opinion, but I believe people are responsible for themselves. I don't mind a group coming in to complain, but unions tend to benefit the lazy.
Are all union worker's lazy? Far from it, but you know as well as I do that most people will take advantage of what they can and take more and more. There should be laws with companies and business and unions have done good things, but nowadays.... meh.
except that, in your world, workers should just quit whenever there is an abuse of power...
I'm glad your life goals and responsibilities are such that you think such flexibility is something all people have
Originally posted by inimalistPeople have other options if they don't like the place they're at. Work somewhere else, get an education, start a business, invest, etc. Eventually the job will have to change to keep them.
except that, in your world, workers should just quit whenever there is an abuse of power...I'm glad your life goals and responsibilities are such that you think such flexibility is something all people have
Btw I'm not talking about anything illegal, but a person being dissatisfied doesn't entitle them to anything.
I made my own path. I have no need of a job. People are a product of what they do.
So off topic from porn.
Originally posted by Tha C-Master
People have other options if they don't like the place they're at. Work somewhere else, get an education, start a business, invest, etc. Eventually the job will have to change to keep them.Btw I'm not talking about anything illegal, but a person being dissatisfied doesn't entitle them to anything.
I made my own path. I have no need of a job. People are a product of what they do.
So off topic from porn.
Originally posted by inimalist
I'm glad your life goals and responsibilities are such that you think such flexibility is something all people have
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Originally posted by Bardock42
Throwing this out here again, unions and organizations are good as long as they don't get special treatment from the government.
agreed. it would also be good if a type of voluntary membership could be worked out, even if it was an opt out type thing