Exactly, he is nothing more than an (albeit very successful) authoritarian. It really doesn't matter what a persons politics happen to be, if they are an authoritarian sociopath (or is it psychopath), their goals are: consolidate power, put strict controls on everything, close the ranks with strong allies, take the money to caymans...
It's not political in the sense of Republicans vs Democrats unless you consider unions and corporations proxys for each but that's really not what's happening here. More economic ideology than partisan politics.
That's the most ignorant thing said on the internet today:
You mean just like our politicians and the people who own them along with the Wall Street and Fortune 500 executives??
I think most of us can have an honest debate without disrespecting each other. I don't hate someone who disagrees with me politically. Discussions help everyone see both sides. As long as we aren't name calling and being disrespectful, I think Admin/Moderators are willing to let an important discussion like this go. Afterall, we all have an invested interest in the Gladiator and want to see a resolution.
Sorry, I should have said "significantly less risk" being a gas station employee. Over 60k LEOs were assaulted in 2020. We train multiple times a year, every year, on how not to get killed on duty. How not to get killed is like 40% of the academy. That's a major part of the job, and we go into every call doing what we can to minimize the risk of getting hurt/killed and it STILL happens often because it's often out of our hands.
Also think about the injuries and hazards after retirement. Hip injuries, back and shoulder, neck and knees, all very common in first responders from all of the repetitive movements, fights, sitting in unnatural positions, lifting heavy people and items in awkward places, etc. I’m not sure about LEO, but in the fire and ems side of we are seeing young people with heart problems and adrenal fatigue requiring TRT rather quickly.
you're absolutely correct. I'm not in my mid 30s yet I've already had multiple broken bones, torn shoulder, a really nasty high ankle sprain from getting hit by a car, and lingering neck and back pain.
I feel you there brother. I'm 45 and my medical records look like they belong to somebody 75...
AS an interesting side conversation, Putin was a true believer in the Soviet Union. He's smart and ruthless and just because he hasn't officially returned Russia to Communism doesn't mean he doesn't dream of it. He's also a pragmatist. He's got goals of restoring as much of the former borders as he can. As for officially restoring the communist party and the rules of Communism? I don't think even he'd get away with that, but it doesn't mean he isn't trying to get as close to is as he can.
The goal/purpose of business is not to employ people.
Performance based compensation?!?! Now you're just being silly...
