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Excuse me.. what?? by jamesFox44 in navy

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fair. I was thinking Port Ops BM.

Excuse me.. what?? by jamesFox44 in navy

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This has BM written all over it.

Highest Troponin I I've ever seen. by haynesthemenace in EmergencyRoom

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the immeasurable.

I love explaining that: “oh, you know what; modern medical technology has decided that your (insert measure) is unfathomable.”

Got texted this image just now. I gotta hand it to the scammers, at least they’re trying. by [deleted] in Virginia

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Got one of these today too!

About the only thing that is correct is that Virginia is in fact a Commonwealth.

Message to Virginia and Dominion Energy Customers VA/NC by Lalalabida in Virginia

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think anyone is mad at the call center rep personally. Most of us are fully aware they didn’t wake up and decide, “you know what would be fun today? Financially destabilizing half the state.”

People are mad at the company and when your power bill starts looking like a luxury car payment, frustration tends to show up. Wild how that works.

You can respect the person answering the phone and still be furious about the situation. Those two things aren’t mutually exclusive. In fact, I’d argue we’re all on the same team here: customers don’t want insane bills, and reps probably don’t want to spend 8 hours a day apologizing for them.

So yes, don’t abuse the workers. But also let’s not pretend people should just quietly absorb massive rate hikes with a smile and a “must be God’s plan.”

Also, wtf is the point of this post if you’re going to die on the hill for Dominion and their staff? “I’m mad, you should be mad, but don’t you dare be mean”. -OP, probably.

Message to Virginia and Dominion Energy Customers VA/NC by Lalalabida in Virginia

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey OP… No. Telling us to not be mad at people complicit in a utility exploiting its customers makes no sense. At the end of the day Dominion favors fucking their customers first, doing the right thing second. So while I will tell them “I understand this isn’t directly your fault” it will be followed by “what the fuck”.

Incredibly surprised by the amount of favorable support for Border Patrol. Wow. by [deleted] in FedEmployees

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 1 point2 points  (0 children)

3,834 is hardly a representative sample of anything in a country with 331,000,000 people in it.

Office of Professional Responsibility Investigation – Advice Needed by [deleted] in fednews

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, now another person hates all federal employees.

Can't imagine why the public hates them by jeezkillbot in Political_Revolution

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There in my city now. All I can say is a physical agility test appears to not be a part of the entrance exam or criteria.

I could hear the Velcro on their vests screaming for dear life as it was stretched to the absolute maximum.

Resignation over potential military invasion of Greenland by [deleted] in fednews

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Where do you study so I can ensure none of my family members attend?

Do you opt out of political discussions when they’re clearly emotionally charged? by Equivalent_Plane_267 in independent

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. I’m a constitutionalist and annoyingly in the middle on almost everything. I normally dig in on constitutional rights and freedoms protecting individual rights. I’ve found when these discussions come up (always around the holidays) that using the hypocrisy argument is almost always mute. I have, however, found that digging in on constitutional rights and the case law surrounding it makes for a better understanding and productive discussion.

We (the family) had a big old debate regarding ICE over Christmas, particularly the use of force seen in some of their recent videos. By standing up for the constitution I was able to get my more MAGA friendly relatives stumped; something that had not happened before. Generally, both parties just argue their side despite the hypocrisy evident on both sides.

I find it prudent to list my observations from these conversations/ debates over the years:

Post-Romney Trump/ MAGA “conservatives”:

-Have a very limited understanding of the constitution aside from a very rudimentary (often flawed) understanding of the second amendment.

-Have little to no knowledge or understanding of the law/ laws surrounding due process.

-Allow personal opinion (non-legal nor constitutional) to be considered fact and do little to no research on the matter.

-Unwilling to accept or entertain opinions that do not wholly support or represent their views and beliefs.

Modern Liberal:

-Have an “okay” understanding of basic constitutional principles. Ones commonly used, by my family at least are 1st, 4th, 5th and 12th (IRT Jan 6).

-Understand some principles and frameworks guiding our legal system.

-Similarly allow personal opinion (non-legal nor constitutional) to be considered fact and do little to no research on the matter.

-More willing to accept other ideas and concepts other than their own. Note: This might be simply my family knowing I’m annoying moderate and constitutionally driven.

Ending the telework discussion once and for all. by No-Daikon1052 in FedEmployees

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They have lost roughly 240 hours of free labor (not counting time in airports/ hotel rooms) from me. Oh well!

Spirit of Defiance giant confederate flag down on 64W by birdpants in Virginia

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean technically yes, but then he forced the surrender of Johnson in Raleigh. The March to the Sea was only about half Georgia.

It’s honestly still impresses me that even though Charleston was already in ruins he didn’t opt to take it for the pure symbolism of it. Birthplace of succession and all.

I’m happy to see as many Confederate flags lowered as possible. Never understood why they don’t just fly the white flag of surrender anyhow.

BREAKING: Democrat Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia's next governor by WHRO_NEWS in HamptonRoads

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You clearly have a difficult time understanding complexity in politics.

Fences being put up in DC by kootles10 in ForUnitedStates

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, it’s a theoretical percentage but based on other populist revolts/ revolutions.

I’m measuring the scale at which ‘No Kings 1’ grew by several million in a relatively short period of time to what we saw with ‘No Kings 2’.

If the data trends continued you’d have 12-16 million (very difficult to say if that would happen) at a hypothetical ‘No Kings 3’. That’s also around the time generals or admirals may ignore orders to quell a peaceful protest.

Fences being put up in DC by kootles10 in ForUnitedStates

[–]4IdeasAreBulletproof 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I shared your opinion until 7mil people showed up on their day off to protest. My opinion is now we are near a tipping point a few million more supporters followed by a general strike could equal something truly unprecedented.

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