Funny events in anti-woke world

[Ag3ma]

Haley wants entitlement program changes for younger people

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing changes to entitlement programs for younger generations, opening the door to potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare if elected.

apnews.com

Just saw this, Nikki Haley, one of the republican candidate for president (who has no chance of being picked) claim that social security and medicaid are going bankrupt in 10/5 years, therefore something need to be done. Her solution is to cut the program for those that are currently in their 20s, ie not the people who will use those program in 5/10 years... And she's supposed to be one of the non stupid of the pack.

That isn't stupid at all. Quite the opposite.

20-somethings pay little attention to politics, are relatively complacent about healthcare because they have few health problems, barely vote, and when they do vote don't much vote Republican. Nikki Haley is proposing throwing a load of people who wouldn't vote for her under a bus for the benefit of those that might vote for her. In terms of getting herself elected, that's smart. I mean, the policy itself doesn't need to be any good and doesn't need to be done. She just needs to send the right signals to voters.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Had to search for an appropriately censored tweet

Jordan Peterson's next book...

'Chinese Dick Milking Machines and Me: This Thing So Ain't My Bag, Baby'

 

[BrawlMan]

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This is the first time I've ever heard of this guy by the way.

Same here. Sounds like another nobody being whining biatch about nothing.

Haley wants entitlement program changes for younger people

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing changes to entitlement programs for younger generations, opening the door to potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare if elected.

apnews.com

Just saw this, Nikki Haley, one of the republican candidate for president (who has no chance of being picked) claim that social security and medicaid are going bankrupt in 10/5 years, therefore something need to be done. Her solution is to cut the program for those that are currently in their 20s, ie not the people who will use those program in 5/10 years... And she's supposed to be one of the non stupid of the pack.

Not much of a milestone for a long while now.

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

Wants to de-woke libraries, can't define what that means despite writing a book about it

 

[Baffle]

Jordan Peterson's next book...

'Chinese Dick Milking Machines and Me: This Thing So Ain't My Bag, Baby'

And is ... is the bag full?

 

[Avnger]

Wants to de-woke libraries, can't define what that means despite writing a book about it

I mean, it's a grift, right; it never meant anything beyond targeting gullible morons for an easy payday. Her call to action is for people to convince libraries to purchase copies of the book she wrote.

 

[XsjadoBlaydette]

Got a plenty few crimes going on there fella

Phone don't wanna copy txt from PDF link: https://t.co/kmGK6NYkwB


Whoa.

 

[Absent]

Wants to de-woke libraries, can't define what that means despite writing a book about it

To be fair, not a lot of "anti-capitalists" can define capitalism.

 

[Schadrach]

To be fair, not a lot of "anti-capitalists" can define capitalism.

...especially in a short blurb in an interview. If I were her I would have expected that question and have already highlighted the relevant passages from my book and started quoting. That way answering the question doubles as an ad for the book she's hawking.

 

[BrawlMan]

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[Cheetodust]

To be fair, not a lot of "anti-capitalists" can define capitalism.

I'd argue more capitalists can't considering how many don't know the difference between capitalism and commerce.

Edit: I should say "pro-capitalists" seeing as the majority aren't actually capitalists.

 

[Absent]

I'd argue more capitalists can't considering how many don't know the difference between capitalism and commerce.

Edit: I should say "pro-capitalists" seeing as the majority aren't actually capitalists.

If that's any consolation, those are even more confused about "communism" and "socialism"...

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

Rowling is rewriting her books again

 

[Dalisclock]

Rowling is rewriting her books again

I always found it wierd that she literally has polyjuice and animages and lycanthropes in her books that anyone can seemingly use to change their sex and/or species and it's considered normal and fine(Hermione turned into a cat girl in one of the movies). However IRL she feels trans people can fuck right off and I can only ask "WTF JK?"

It's been a while but isn't there literally a werewolf teaching at hogswarts and everyone is generally cool with this and it's implied that JK is okay with him being a werewolf and a good person? Am I misremembering this?

 

[Thaluikhain]

It's been a while but isn't there literally a werewolf teaching at hogswarts and everyone is generally cool with this and it's implied that JK is okay with him being a werewolf and a good person? Am I misremembering this?

Actually, no, people in general aren't ok with it, because they are prejudiced, and only the heroes don't have a problem. And he almost killed Snape once as a kid.

EDIT: One of those things were it's cool to have metaphors about how prejudice is bad, but you can't extend that to actual people. The X-Men films also come to mind.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Wants to de-woke libraries, can't define what that means despite writing a book about it

They're just not quite comfortable admitting what their definition is: "Anything that doesn't make straight white cis Americans feel superior to everyone else."

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Ron Desantis thinks that Silicon Valley Bank collapsed because it was more focused on diversity and "being woke" than making money.

GOP presidential contenders cast blame for Silicon Valley Bank collapse

While Trump slammed Biden and Democrats, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives were to blame for SVB's failure.

www.cnbc.com

And Wall Street Journal writer Andy Kessler opines: “SVB notes that besides 91 percent of their board being independent and 45 percent women, they also have ‘1 Black,’ ‘1 LGBTQ+,’ and ‘2 Veterans.’ I’m not saying 12 white men would have avoided this mess, but the company may have been distracted by diversity demands.”

WSJ Wonders: Did Silicon Valley Bank Die Because One Black Person Was on Its Board?

The implosion of one of the least diverse banks in America is being blamed on its 'wokeness.'

www.vice.com

Greed? Pared-back regulations? Lack of oversight? No, obviously the woes of Silicon Valley Bank came about because everything isn't run by white people anymore.

 

[thebobmaster]

I always found it wierd that she literally has polyjuice and animages and lycanthropes in her books that anyone can seemingly use to change their sex and/or species and it's considered normal and fine(Hermione turned into a cat girl in one of the movies). However IRL she feels trans people can fuck right off and I can only ask "WTF JK?"

It's been a while but isn't there literally a werewolf teaching at hogswarts and everyone is generally cool with this and it's implied that JK is okay with him being a werewolf and a good person? Am I misremembering this?

Even with all that, her prejudice shows through in certain passages. Rita Skeeter, for example, is specifically described as looking generally feminine, except for her "mannish hands". And the fact that she changes forms to get access to places that she shouldn't normally be able to get to for selfish reasons without anyone knowing she's there and WAIT A MINUTE...

...OK, maybe that last bit is a stretch. Hell, it might be. But it does seem weird to specify that Rita Skeeter is apparently attractive except for her masculine hands.

 

[BrawlMan]

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[TheMysteriousGX]

I always found it wierd that she literally has polyjuice and animages and lycanthropes in her books that anyone can seemingly use to change their sex and/or species and it's considered normal and fine(Hermione turned into a cat girl in one of the movies). However IRL she feels trans people can fuck right off and I can only ask "WTF JK?"

It's been a while but isn't there literally a werewolf teaching at hogswarts and everyone is generally cool with this and it's implied that JK is okay with him being a werewolf and a good person? Am I misremembering this?

Kind of. After the books she said that Lycanthropy is a stand in for AIDS while forgetting that she had a prominent faction of werewolves be death eaters whose leader deliberately tried to infect kids. I think it was just the one singular good guy werewolf