Buffalo_Gal

The better the name, the worse the bill actually is, has always been my motto. The Patriot Act is a shining example.

When on the job? As a business I certainly would want to know about it.

Heh... de Blasio is a stupid *****. Spend money NYC does not have to paint a city street in front of a building to "get" a man who does not live there, who does not own it, in a city and state he is no longer a resident of... and open up yourself to more lawsuits that the city cannot afford. SMH

That is fine for you. However, as her employer, I WOULD want to know about this.

Someone digging through the notes:

If she had simply been passing by the guy on the street and said, "***** Trump," I would agree with you. Because she was at her job, representing her employer, and randomly shouts an expletive at someone passing by, she at minimum needs some disciplinary action. However, if I am the employer I fire her as it simply is not something to be condoned when representing my store, my brand. Who knows what else she has done on the job when not being recorded. The trust would be completely gone. And as the store manager, she must be trustworthy.

And yet look at what they did.There are calls to burn down the building! Read the twitter thread, it was simply appalling.

Imagine being a business owner. Your hired staff (the store manager in this case) is standing in the doorway, and randomly calls out to a passerby "***** You." Are you happy with that employee? Do you want that employee representing your brand? Do you think that encourages consumers to enter the store and shop? I took out the "***** Trump" while wearing a piece of Trump branded apparel so as not to trigger anyone with Trump's name. Simply imagine it was a random F-U to a passerby. While on the job. While in your store. While representing your brand. That is no bueno.

I do not know if anyone here has been following the Harper's Magazine brouhaha. They even take a swipe at Trump and his supporters, but it has not been enough for cancel-culture fans! A Letter on Justice and Open Debate Our cultural institutions are facing a moment of trial. Powerful protests for racial and social justice are leading to overdue demands for police reform, along with wider calls for greater equality and inclusion across our society, not least in higher education, journalism, philanthropy, and the arts. But this needed reckoning has also intensified a new set of moral attitudes and political commitments that tend to weaken our norms of open debate and toleration of differences in favor of ideological conformity. As we applaud the first development, we also raise our voices against the second. The forces of illiberalism are gaining strength throughout the world and have a powerful ally in Donald Trump, who represents a real threat to democracy. But resistance must not be allowed to harden into its own brand of dogma or coercion—which right-wing demagogues are already exploiting. The democratic inclusion we want can be achieved only if we speak out against the intolerant climate that has set in on all sides. </snip> This stifling atmosphere will ultimately harm the most vital causes of our time. The restriction of debate, whether by a repressive government or an intolerant society, invariably hurts those who lack power and makes everyone less capable of democratic participation. The way to defeat bad ideas is by exposure, argument, and persuasion, not by trying to silence or wish them away. We refuse any false choice between justice and freedom, which cannot exist without each other. As writers we need a culture that leaves us room for experimentation, risk taking, and even mistakes. We need to preserve the possibility of good-faith disagreement without dire professional consequences. If we won’t defend the very thing on which our work depends, we shouldn’t expect the public or the state to defend it for us. </snip> Signed by 153 people (journalists, authors, and writers) There have been a lot of responses to this letter. Today's response has 23 people from academia and journalism poo-pooing the call for civility and free expression:

San Antonio, Texas... You should consider wearing a mask even when you're in your own home </snip> "We still need people to wear the mask out in public, we still need people to keep social distance and isolation," Kidd said. "Ryan, the one thing I want to try to get across today is we need to do that when we’re in our homes also. </snip>

I guess it is gonna work both ways. You will not like the new rules when you are made to live by them...

Big "B" versus little "b." As I said before, whoever came up with the Black Lives Matter name is a marketing genius. People cannot (will not) differentiate.

Canceling Goya made me go online and order a bunch of their stuff. ?‍♂️

This stood out to me, too. </snip> Here is how The New York Times described the local reaction: “The backlash was swift, as you might expect. Neighbors railed in the comments on various neighborhood Facebook groups, posting hundreds of angry messages aimed at the cafe — and one another. Some people called for a boycott.” Note the term “as you might expect.” What sane person would expect this? </snip>

You know, you B word a lot about "the people here" but I notice you come in and post too. You do not have a job? You are on disability? Perhaps, like me, you are retired. How about doing something productive and add to the conversation instead of attempting to dunk on the people in this sub-forum with goofy "jokes"?

If half the country wore one of these, the mask argument would be over in two seconds. Seems that no one says anything to me...lol. one guy said, you're either packing or crazy...I replied, "DO YOU WANTA FIND OUT?"....He walked away...lol

Trump was on Hannity last night (phone). This thread has the interview.