I have a close friend that I’ve known 20 years who became obsessed with right-wing politics. even though I’m liberal, I don’t make it my entire personality and life. But anyway… I was talking to him this morning casually like friends do.
Me: “Hey man. Do you have off today for MLK day?” Friend: “No, I have to work today.” Me: “Damn, sorry to hear. I have off today since it’s a company holiday.” Friend: “Yeah, I work for a living. Guess that’s the difference me and people who live in an ivory tower.” Me: “Uhh I work for a living too. Idk why you’re acting like I don’t?” Friend: “I didn’t mean you specifically. But you’re off and I’m not so it shows that you get to relax at least. You should be able to handle the truth lol. There’s no shame in admitting that I’m a harder worker than everyone else. you shouldn’t be so sensitive”
Honestly, he’s not unique, either. I’ve met so many people who are conservative, obsessed with right-wing stuff, and they’re all like this. They act like they’re special and the whole world is lazy, “no one wants to work anymore” attitude.
you didn’t ask him if he thinks for one fucking second that any of the shitheel CEO/executive suite trump fluffers he’s generating revenue for are working today?
Guy’s a dumbass because he’s taking it on the chin from his boss, acting like it’s fine, and then attacking everybody except the assholes. What a little bitch.
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Sounds like he’s jealous that you are getting a day off and is trying to spin it as you being lazy
Yeah OP, it just sounds like an unhealthy coping mechanism. He might just need some empathy
The conservative people that run my job think they’re funny or something. We get a the standard holidays off but if the 4th of July or whatever falls near a weekend they’ll swap another holiday to make it a 4 day weekend.
The only holidays they “trade away” are MLK day and Juneteenth… Funny that.
Same, though I’ve never had Juneteenth off (AT best there’s a Juneteenth BBQ that… no one but management gets to attend because we don’t have to day off to do so) and we traded MLK Day away for… I think Black Friday? I don’t remember… I just know that I work on it.
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“if your position is that you CHOSE a job that makes you work on MLK Day, that makes you a dumber worker”.
Being a harder worker isn’t something to be proud of, friend.
That depends on context but if you don’t own your company ypu shouldn’t be giving your job your all.
What a loser. I hate people like this. We are all working hard you fucking dunce. Get your head out of your ass.
People like this are just primed to make up their own reality. Rather than face the truth that he has a (probably) shitty job, his mind instead translates it to: “those people are lazy, I’m a hard worker. I’m working a holiday because I’m a tough man and can handle it”
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People are weird honestly. I’ve met crazy people on other sides of Tue political spectrum. Your friend doesn’t seem all that bad from a extreme right perspective.
I could care less about most of the political rhetoric some of these people get involved with. On the right it is about the lazy immigrants and on the left it is how cars are going cause the total destruction of planet Earth.
You understand you’re equating two vastly different things, right? One idea is rooted in scientific research and the other is rooted in racism and bigotry. If those two things seem equal to you then you’re not paying as much attention as you think you are.
A lot of climate rhetoric is focused on inducing panic. In practice it is a complex problem that rushed policies can’t fix.
Never seen a both-sides “moderate” in the wild before, incredible
It isn’t hard when half of Lemmy is ready to burn down the White House and the other wants to to start a communist revolution.
We’ve known about the dangers of climate change since the 70s. Is it really any wonder that after five decades of inaction, the “rhetoric” has changed from “Hey, maybe we should work to reduce emissions” to “A lot of people are going to die if we don’t take action right now!”
In practice it is a complex problem that rushed policies can’t fix.
Just because youre too fucking stupid to understand something doesn’t mean it’s complex
You’re just an idiot
Typical conservative reply: it’s your fault you’re offended that I was an asshole.
The assertion that your friend is a harder worker might not ge true. I have had to work many holidays in retail because my job said I had to not because Im a harder worker.
That goes for both sides to be honest & I’ll die on this hill with zero hesitation
Can’t relate. As someone with many right wing friends, this isn’t a trend among them
