isn’t that just socialism
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well, in a modern context, we don't see many politicians willing to actually participate in the actual change itself in a meaningful way, especially once they actually get elected. this outward show of not only getting things done, but actually participate in the doing of it (especially in manual labor tasks like filling potholes) represents a significant shift in the presentation of populist socialist politicians-- or any politician at all.
the term feels appropriate
Leftists online would have you believe that caring about everyday American issues makes you a lib
Leftists online
Engaging with some of these types you are referencing has always been hilarious. At least online, where I can just ignore them.
I ran into dozens of these types in the everyday (classes, parties, dorm rooms) during university in the days before social media (not including USENET and BBSes). Now I seem to see them all the time, mostly online. Wayyyy back in the day, you'd see them on USENET and would quickly identify which were not really worth reading or talking to. Some even got fired up enough to run their own bulletin boards, LOL, so they could pull a BoingBoing style regime loooooong before BoingBoing's BBS did their heel-turn into utter insanity, but it was just themselves and maybe about 5 regular users, so once you got a feel for what the BBS was about, you could nope out of their message boards and just look at what files they might have...
These days they seem to come in clumps. I end up just blocking the ones that are overly obnoxious. What's hilarious is that many are indeed quite smart, but seem to lack enough emotional intelligence to realize the spiral they are in and pull themselves out. It's not quite a Dunning-Kruger, but similar.
I only know a few of these types IRL (thank goodness) and they are draining AF. The only ones that are worse to deal with are the redcaps. They were weirdly happy about Donvict 1.0 and some of them seem to be even more excited about 2.0. They think they are right somehow about it all. It doesn't matter what the outcome is, they seemingly delight in it and how they are "above it all" by voting Green Party or staying home.
Shouldn't that be what every public servant does?
Doing all wrong. You have to start with the penthouses and corporations. If their life is easier, then everyone below them gets it easier, too. If you make it too easy for the workers they'll just get lazy.
I'm just a minimum wage worker but i really think we need to pay the ceos to compete. Can't expect to bring in the talent if you don't have those high compensation packages.
Gotta give my coworker back his phone and get to work. If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean!
Why wear a suit though?