OT: Current Affairs and Politics

[ImTheMan]

governments chose how much they spend, and where they spend it.

Yes: wrong place, wrong time, wrong code, wrong industry.

First paragraph: men, I like the effort of the post In guess.

2nd paragraph: Is the NRL failing or something?

 

[ImTheMan]

Couldn't find it in the Oxford dictionary mate?

Or Mirriam Webster?

Why is that?

Boring gotcha, Newspeak Buzzword aside, I can easily comb your posts to find a typo. And?

 

[ImTheMan]

So was Crooks, cept crooks was attacked after he took out the ear.

What is "cept"? Is it in Oxford?

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[ImTheMan]

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cept

 

[Bandwagon]

What is "cept"? Is it in Oxford?

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It's a colloquial abbreviation of the word "except" mate, so no, it's not an actual word in the English language.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cept

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racistly

Oh dear.

 

[ImTheMan]

'Cept is not even in the official dictionaries, neither is Cept which is what you used. Oh dear, please stop your penis* addiction and focus on what is important Mr. Wagon. PVO would not get so distracted, it's why he is a media personality and you are a fellow penis* addict.

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[Poupou Escobar]

no, he is judging someone based on their appearance

Actually how she talks. It's very normal:

"Humans are very quick to judge a person based on accents, and are often unaware we do so. “Accent can trigger social categorisation in a prompt, automatic, and occasionally unconscious manner,” says Ze Wang of the University of Central Florida. We often can identify a person’s accent as soon they say hello."

What does your accent say about you?

Accents can be subject to subtle forms of prejudice, but does that mean some are more appealing and trustworthy than others? BBC Future takes a look.

www.bbc.com

This is one way elites discriminate against poor people, even when they have the same skin colour:

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/02/accents-workplace-employment-discrimination/

Accents that face the most discrimination revealed in study

Fiona Hill, a Geordie-speaking US security adviser, has said that her accent may have held her back if she still lived in the UK.

news.sky.com

Why tackling accent bias matters at work

Wall Street banks and big City law firms among employers addressing potential discrimination

www.ft.com

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why not the poor that vote GOP.

You were already talking about them, as though the Republicans were the only ones trying to win poor votes.

Typically it's the poorer states that are red mate, why would you ignore those poor folk?

Ask the Democrats. Apparently the only disadvantaged Americans live in NY and LA.

 

[Bandwagon]

You were already talking about them, as though the Republicans were the only ones trying to win poor votes.

Well no, that's an assumption on your behalf.

Ask the Democrats. Apparently the only disadvantaged Americans live in NY and LA.

The question was posed at you, the Democrats are not here to answer mate. If they were I'd imagine they'd not give too many f**ks about folk that are never going to vote for them, just as they don't give too many f**ks for people that are always gonna vote for them.

It's something near every major political party across the world shares in common, at least to some degree, the GOP being no exception. On that score the only difference is that historically the GOP goes in dry whilst the Dem's use lube. Though Trump has changed that as he knows all about lube.

 

[ImTheMan]

Is Reversing Biden’s Working-Class Slump Even Possible?

A new survey of key swing states shows how it could be done, but—granting its necessity—it sure sounds difficult.

prospect.org

Toplines: April 2024 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters Nationwide

Results of a nationwide New York Times/Siena College poll conducted among 1,059 registered voters from April 7 to 11, 2024.

www.nytimes.com

"As you may have noticed, President Biden isn’t polling very well among working-class Americans. A New York Times/Siena national poll from last month shows Biden’s level of support among non-college voters of all races is down to 39 percent, which is nine percentage points beneath his level of support from those voters in the 2020 election."

Seems like the "working class" didn't miss their water 'til the well ran dry.

'Cept it is probably even worse now

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[Twizzle]

Actually how she talks. It's very normal:

"Humans are very quick to judge a person based on accents, and are often unaware we do so. “Accent can trigger social categorisation in a prompt, automatic, and occasionally unconscious manner,” says Ze Wang of the University of Central Florida. We often can identify a person’s accent as soon they say hello."

What does your accent say about you?

Accents can be subject to subtle forms of prejudice, but does that mean some are more appealing and trustworthy than others? BBC Future takes a look.

www.bbc.com

This is one way elites discriminate against poor people, even when they have the same skin colour:

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/02/accents-workplace-employment-discrimination/

Accents that face the most discrimination revealed in study

Fiona Hill, a Geordie-speaking US security adviser, has said that her accent may have held her back if she still lived in the UK.

news.sky.com

Why tackling accent bias matters at work

Wall Street banks and big City law firms among employers addressing potential discrimination

www.ft.com

so to recoup, you're not being judgemental based on appearance, you're being judgemental based on her accent ?

 

[ImTheMan]

so to recoup, you're not being judgemental based on appearance, you're being judgemental based on her accent ?

I think this is what Twizzle actually meant to post.

Have a blessed Sunday,

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