Bernie’s not a socialist.
First of all, social democrat doesn’t mean “watered down socialist”. It means a socialist who favors a democratic electoral structure.
Second, these aren’t tiers. If soc dem was somehow “less socialist” than “socialist” (it isn’t, see above), it would still not be “worse”, just a different set of values.
I’ve always found him rightwing compared to some of the Canadian politicians. But yea. That’s our world.
A bit of a weird tangent, but Canadian civil servants are the fucking worst. They make OKish money, and have some of the most secure jobs in the country, which unfortunately means they come with some of the worst attitudes ever. Like, they’ve got this massive chip on their shoulders that they don’t make more money, but they can’t lose their jobs, so they’ll be damned if they’re gonna fucking help you with a problem that totally falls under their purview. I always came out of public buildings with the mantra, “My fucking taxes pay your shitty salary!” running through my head.
I moved to Korea some years back, and was amazed how helpful public officials can actually be. Not that Korea doesn’t have its share of bureaucratic problems, too.
Sounds like Canadian gov workers have it figured out. Who gives a shit. Its just a job. Why bend over backwards?
This also a massive over simplified and generally repeated untruth about government employees anyway. It’s a good story to tell when you’re trying to undermine a strong labor group. “They’re lazy”, “they don’t care”, “they have it too good”. Makes for a great premise for a media company that wants to send that message too.
All bullshit.
I find that when I don’t act like an entitled ass and respect what these people are doing, I have perfectly adequate interactions with them.
You were probably more polite in SK and positive discrimination of white foreigners is very common in Asia.
If they’re going to steal 30%+ of my income, I expect something more than a DC pedo party and constant war.
The government is not there to serve you, it’s there to govern you.
yes, but only in authoritarianism. In a democracy it’s the opposite: the raison d’etre of the government is to serve the populace.
The government is there to govern society in the best interest of the populace. That is a form of service.
elect nerds to public office… nerds work hard and balance books…
Bold of you to assume there’s no socio- or psychopaths among nerds. Just look at the tech industry C-suite.
i talk about balancing books and you jump straight to psychopathy… shows where your mind is and how low your expectations are… i’ll bet you vote for Republicans who talk a bunch of shit and do nothing but steal…
Dude, wtf, no? I’m not even American.
I’ve just seen plenty of stories about nerds who seem like “good guys” only to see them turn out to be selfish assholes the moment they become successful and start making big money. Especially with tech start-ups.
Although I gotta say, I’d love more nerds in office. The way most (boomer) politicians talk about technology is cringe and often completely without understanding.
Was the personal attack necessary btw? Yeesh…
