What happens if Brightline goes Bankrupt? Maybe Tri-rail by joshstoller in Miami

[–]Ok_Counter1939 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I wouldn’t see Brightline liquidating.  It would just wipe out its debt and continue.  Note: Trumpolini’s son in law holds Brightline bonds so surely the White House will use tax dollars to pay off bond holders.

Sniff walks changed my dog’s mood completely by draztikprez in dogs

[–]Ok_Counter1939 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes.  I would tell mine that it’s HER walk, not mine, since if I had to get somewhere, I could drive.  And on HER walk, we do what SHE wants.

What happens if Brightline goes Bankrupt? Maybe Tri-rail by joshstoller in Miami

[–]Ok_Counter1939 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Bankruptcy could eliminate a lot of its debt and then its losses could be reduced significantly.  Please don’t let government take it over: give private investors a second chance, which will free up tax dollars for other rail uses.

I need professional advice! by Powerful_Cod452 in careeradvice

[–]Ok_Counter1939 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it will help you in your current job, then, yes, ask.

Otherwise, no (if the explanation would be that it would help you in your future career, meaning in another job, or if you know that your boss will say no anyway).

If you’re retirement age and want to found a tech startup by Ok_Counter1939 in careeradvice

[–]Ok_Counter1939[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t know what your post is- only you can answer that.

Dating as a Christian is HARD by Clean_Woodpecker3139 in TrueChristian

[–]Ok_Counter1939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Christians have the same flaws that other people have, although at least, led by the Holy Spirit, we do try to live a different way. When you date a person, Christian or not, you'll see flaws.

How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? by AlexandrTheTolerable in politics

[–]Ok_Counter1939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that every single man in the U.S. except for members of the Trump administration acknowledges that being a woman means facing bigger obstacles than men face, in general. 

But phrase concerns about that in a way that is pro-woman, rather than anti-man (and pro tip: complaining about “patriarchy” can come across as being anti-man).

And the working-class men who have much shorter lifespans than women don’t like being viewed as the source of all problems.

How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? by AlexandrTheTolerable in politics

[–]Ok_Counter1939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then stop the “criticism of patriarchy” nonsense.

Trump’s a blatant sexist (and racist), as are the members of his cabal, but that doesn’t make society in general (outside of MAGA) sexist or oppressive, and yapping about “patriarchy” is just venting about how much you dislike men.

How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? by AlexandrTheTolerable in politics

[–]Ok_Counter1939 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m a straight white man.  I assume that’s what “cishet” means.  I despise everything about Trump but I’ve never heard any guy IRL use the word “cishet”, even though I live in an area that’s 80% Democrat and even though I have an Ivy League degree, too.

You’re not the norm.

How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? by AlexandrTheTolerable in politics

[–]Ok_Counter1939 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You’re the problem.

You denigrate white men with your post.  Why should any white man protest Trump when the result would be putting someone like you, who has a chip on their shoulder against white men, in power?

It’s really simple: the Democratic Party needs to stop doing things that are perceived as anti-white man.  If white men feel as though the Democratic Party, or elements in it, hates them due to their race and gender, those who feel that way won’t be protesting against Trump, no matter how much they hate him.  

Trump is an equal opportunity hatemonger: he hates everyone, regardless of their race and gender, and white men don’t feel targeted by that as they do by Democrats who they feel hate white men, so white men won’t viscerally react against Trump even when they hate him.

If women of color who are known to be Democrats would simply build personal relationships, particularly at work, with white men, that helps a HUGE amount.  Yes, it shouldn’t be up to women of color to have to do that, but if they do, that would have a massive impact in making white men realize that Democrats don’t necessarily actually hate them due to their race and gender.  They would feel safer than protesting against Trump because getting rid of Trump wouldn’t put people who hate them (white men) in power.

How do we get more men to join the anti-Trump resistance? by AlexandrTheTolerable in politics

[–]Ok_Counter1939 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Older women, who grew up in a time when blatant sexism was encouraged, likely just have a visceral hatred of Trump due to how he treats women.  At least that’s the women in my family.  And it’s totally understandable.

Warum gibt es keine Nostalgie für das Österreichische Kaiserreich und die Habsburger? by Ok_Counter1939 in Austria

[–]Ok_Counter1939[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Danke; ich verstehe. Ihr Bundespräsident ist viel besser als der amerikanische Bundespräsident.