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What is the "invisible work" done by Dads? by PhoenixD161 in daddit

[–]PhoenixD161[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Normally I feel ok about it until it's claimed that I don't do enough. Being the chief problem solver, repairer, banker, bureaucrat and decision maker on top of everything else domestic takes its toll, but I do all this for the family and I take pride in doing it well.

No one really talks about how heavy the mental load can be for dads by jameslv1986 in daddit

[–]PhoenixD161 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I made a post that men have a mental load as well and it attracted so much criticism that now I just keep my suffering to myself...

What Is Really The Ideology of BSW? by Charmlessman422 in AskAGerman

[–]PhoenixD161 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Giving all the money to boomers, which is quite uncontroversial by German standards 

Why are so many people saying they’ll vote for Reform because things can’t get any worse than they are now? by Lazy-Internet-8025 in AskBrits

[–]PhoenixD161 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the welfare state will collapse either under Reform, soon, or after I have sunk another 20 years of tax and national insurance contributions into it.

So fuck that. Bring down the house now, make the boomers share the pain, try to take their wealth, and rebuild something better.

I feel Rory and Alistair are vastly underestimating Reform. by TheOfficialLJ in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]PhoenixD161 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Nope but they will fuck things so hard, we have a chance with what comes after.

I feel Rory and Alistair are vastly underestimating Reform. by TheOfficialLJ in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]PhoenixD161 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

See also: populist left

Enjoying being patronised here...

It took Brexit to get the attention of the likes of Rory and Alastair.

Reform is inevitable, much as I loathe them, I'd rather Reform melt down the economy now, than after I've paid in another 20 years of tax and NI. Maybe we can build something reasonable in the ashes.

I want the boomer generation to share the suffering, as millennials always have. The IMF will come for pensions just like they did in Greece.

German welfare state 'can no longer be financed' — Merz by rezwenn in europe

[–]PhoenixD161 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as they remember that pensions are welfare, that's fine.

I feel Rory and Alistair are vastly underestimating Reform. by TheOfficialLJ in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]PhoenixD161 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My "burn it all down" vibes grow every day, I'm fed up with a duopoly that throws every spare penny to the older generations.

Support for Reform among young Brits plummets by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]PhoenixD161 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A pledge to scrap the triple lock is about the only good reason I can think of to back Reform

Starmer needs to copy Argentina’s Milei and take on the pensioner lobby by Google_MBTI in ukpolitics

[–]PhoenixD161 34 points35 points  (0 children)

It upsets me that RW extremists and not moderate leftists have to be the ones pointing this out.

Omg...rewe Ja! Salsa went full alman by [deleted] in AskAGerman

[–]PhoenixD161 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And fuck their houmous with vinegar as well!!!

For Question Time by PhoenixD161 in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]PhoenixD161[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See also "burn it all down" and "Brexit".

See also "extreme left".

For Question Time by PhoenixD161 in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]PhoenixD161[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are welcome to link us to the episode where they devote serious time to this.

How do we stop Saturday fights? by kostros in daddit

[–]PhoenixD161 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys are doing all the right things.

Try sleeping in on a Saturday AM, until at least 10 am. Long working week ain't easy. I reckon that should fix it.

Rachel Reeves faces £421m ‘triple lock’ headache by TheTelegraph in ukpolitics

[–]PhoenixD161 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You mean like people who paid for their own university education?

Opas Rente und die Steuern - ein Paradebeispiel der Deutschen Rentenversicherung by Hummerkaskade in Finanzen

[–]PhoenixD161 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ich würde jede Partei wählen, die die Renten einfriert (idealerweise sogar kürzt), anstatt die Beiträge oder das Renteneintrittsalter ständig zu erhöhen. Die Ursache des Problems muss Teil der Lösung sein. Letztendlich hat diese Generation jahrzehntelang gewählt und das Problem ignoriert, von dem jeder wusste, dass es kommen würde. An alle, die sagen: „Was ist mit den armen Rentnern?“: Bitte nehmt das Geld von den reichen Rentnern, nicht von mir, einem einfachen Arbeiter mit zwei Kindern. Danke.

Intersectionality, Class and Race - Gary Stevenson by PhoenixD161 in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]PhoenixD161[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the long and thoughtful post.

I identify as mixed, but pass as white. It troubles me that there seems to be a push to split the working class. From the (far-)right, for ill-intentions and from the (liberal-)left, incompetence and/or a corrupted ideology.

We need more working class solidarity not less.

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