Posts by Kumara Republic
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And I think one unintended outcome of the WWG's intent would be stiffer resistance to being laid off, if people are scared shitless about living in tent cities and sleeping on park benches. Especially if the 1984 UK miner's strike, and more recently, the bossnappings in France, are anything to go by.
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to Lucy Stewart,
@Lucy & Ian: It goes to show we do actually have a class system in this country, just not in the British sense.
Once again, welcome to Forbes-Coates v2.0. Or should that be Miniplenty?
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Hard News: Friday Recommends, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
"You "mileage may vary." "
Blame it on TVTropes. ;D
Surgeon-General's Warning: may be hazardous to your productivity.
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Hard News: I'm not a "f***ing cyclist".…, in reply to Greg Wood,
And I'm only half-joking. Any ideas on where to start?
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to Kyle Matthews,
In the words of Warren Buffett:
"There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning."
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to Sacha,
A very Big Lie (TM) indeed.
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And from my own personal XP, being on the dole is far more like house arrest minus the handcuffs, rather than a hammock. Can't socialise with friends, get looked down upon by family, and so forth. It's like unemployment is seen as a de facto felony.
A generation ago, the 'long-term dependent' would have been staffing the meatworks, the railways, the post office, and the car plants. For all their inefficency, these outlets at least motivated people to upskill and get stuff done. And then came mechanisation, rationalisation, and offshoring.
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to Petra,
Petra: They've tried 'positive eugenics' in Singapore with the Graduate Mother Scheme. To little avail.
Sofie: Welcome to Forbes-Coates 2.0. Or worse still, tent cities on Parliament Grounds.
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Pardon my Francais, but I'd say the war of the wheels is symptomatic of a wider Social Darwinist cluster-fuckery that'll take years to recover from. Time for us to start a Coffee Party movement.
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to Petra,
And am I not the only one to detect a whiff of 'barefoot & pregnant' underpinning the working group's motivations?