From Rhino Reader Alan Marshall
I find it very interesting that teachers chose to all simultaneously request a “teacher’s work day”, aka a paid day off, across the state in order to march on Raleigh in protest. And that day just HAPPENED to be May first, May Day’
Now I’m going to point out something that will get me attacked, but guess what…you don’t sign my paycheck and you don’t write my EER so criticize away, I don’t care.
May Day is also celebrated in Communist/Socialist countries as a day of the Revolution in which the People took power and were going to make the change to make the world perfect, to make sure EVERYBODY had EVERYTHING but one thing was overlooked…who is going to do it. Here’s a hint…
“From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”
Key Aspects of the Principle:
· Voluntary Contribution: “From each according to his ability” implies that individuals work to the best of their skills and talents, contributing to the common good.
· Distribution by Need: “To each according to his needs” means that goods and services are distributed based on individual requirements rather than on their contribution or wealth.
From the maydaystrong.org website
Across the Country We Are Standing Up And Demanding:
That we tax the rich so our families, not their fortunes, come first,
No ICE. No war. No private army serving authoritarian power.
Expand democracy. Hands off our vote.
And it’s up to us to organize and act together.
So we are paying teachers, people responsible for providing an example for our children, to go to the capital and participate in a protest against our Constitutional Republic.
Ladies and Gentleman, Americans, we are seeing a classic example of the inmates running the asylum. And do it on YOUR tax dollars. But you go right on ahead and keep watching Dancing With The Stars, don’t be bothered with your way of life being taken from you bit by bit.
Carpe Diem
Alan Marshall
“And it’s up to us to organize and act together.”
That is what they teachers are doing. Do you not agree with the American right to protest and to be heard in a world where money often overwhelms the voices of the everyday American? What is wrong with using a paid day off which we are all allowed? Did you not receive paid holidays and PTO days working security?
I for one support the right of people peacefully to protest and think your comparison to communists and socialists is disingenuous and yet another example of you repeating the conservative ‘buzz words’ to fear mongering with ideas and people you don’t agree with on political topics.
But you be you.
” Did you not receive paid holidays and PTO days working security?”
No professor/Cxxxxxxxx X Rxxx/Chris/Polly Pocket/Sybil/whatever (I edited myself at the request of Patrick), I didn’t.
As for your comment about being disingenuous with my comparison, IMO only someone who sympathizes with those tenants would object.
But hey, I’ll just be me with my opinions.
So as a ‘security guard’ at JP/LFG building, they didn’t offer you any paid time off? Why work for such a company? Checking badges all day couldn’t have been worth all that? But you be you.
I sympathize with teachers. Your weak attempt to link them to communist/socialist movements is just typical of a fool using scary words with no actual connection to the teachers. Teachers who have to put up with awful parents, challenging kids, and overbearing administrators all while being underpaid for a job that requires a college degree or master’s degree.
But you be you little man.
Yes professor, I was the Security Supervisor at LFG and no I was not offered paid time off. Salaried people don’t qualify.
And I put up with the arrogant, egotistical, you-are-beneath-me-peasant types (Austin, does that sound like someone we know?) who would come to me for help, which I provided to the best of my ability regardless of the holier-then-thou manner they spoke to and treated me (again Austin, sound familiar?).
I give you a D- for your attempt to belittle me professor, but I’ve been treated worse then that by professionals,
Budd Group promotes their employee benefits on their website. Weren’t you employed by Budd Group?
All salaried employees I have ever known received paid holidays, vacation days, and sick days. Are you claiming that your paycheck declined if you took a family vacation or didn’t work on Christmas day? I am not sure you understand how salaried payroll works or Budd is one of the worst employers in town. Even jobs that require 24/7 coverage offer paid time off if they want anyone of any talent to work for them. Hospitals are a good example.
Really am curious. Is Budd THAT bad of an employer or are you misunderstanding how salary payroll works in context of paid time off?
FYI, I have no disrespect for the security folks. Always helpful and got to know a number of the team at JP/LFG during the years I worked in the Greensboro Office. You were never particularly engaging or personable though. Not shocked.
Glad to see I’ve driven professor/Cxxxxxxxx X Rxxx/Chris/Polly Pocket/Sybil/whatever down to the the level he’s most comfortable with, that being attempted character assassination. It’s also nice to know I’m living in your head along with Austin and others rent free.
As I’ve said in the past, you don’t sign my paycheck and you don’t write my EER so IMO. you don’t count.
Scott,
I was chastised for using Cxxxxxxxx X Rxxx name in posts, something he did in this publication in the past, yet I see Cxxxxxxxx X Rxxx was allowed to use and discuss Alan’s past and potentially future employers and work locations without censoring. Does that mean I can use similar information others have given me about him or is it also off limits for some reason?
Just asking.
If Alan requests that his real name not be used I will honor that as well.
You don’t live in my head Alan. Truth be told, you are a nice guy that has been suckered into blinding repeating conservative talking points based on lies, ignorance and misinformation. I actually feel sorry for you given your inability to think for yourself. I fully understand you don’t care about my opinion and that is fine.
I will continue to call out your BS every time you post it. it is my public service.
Austin on the other hand, is a bright guy that just full of hate and bigotry and should know better but instead continues ignore facts, data and science that don’t support his ugly view of the world and the diverse group of people that make up our communities.
Best wishes.
Scott,
That’s not what I asked.
Are you telling me if I use personal information like where he works, what he drives, a general address, past employers, but not his proper name you won’t censor/edit it like you did with Cxxxxxxxx?
Again, just asking.
There is so much anger and hatred among some people in this forum that, in answer to your question, if you include personal ID information, or employers etc., it will be cut out because many people choose not to use their real name for that reason. So I think the answer to the question you are asking is yes, if information can help identify someone, then it will be cut out like the name is cut out.
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Somebody here is certainly full of “hate” – but it’s not me.
Take a look in the mirror Professor.
And try to let go of your fixation with me.
Scott,
Again, not what I asked.
What I read in your answer is regardless of a person using their actual name or not you will continue to allow a double standard. Professor/Chris/Cxxxxxxxx X Rxxx is granted (my opinion) the special privilege of anonymity because he CLAIMS to have been doxxed , but, in his own words HE has, in the past in THIS publication, posted his full actual name. Yet when he uses things from Alan’s past in a thinly veiled attempt to PUBLICLY belittle and humiliate him (my opinion), an example being his posting of ‘security guard’, his exact words unedited, complete with the ‘ ‘ in the entry, implying he is less a person then professor/Chris. You allow it rather then censor/edit it and tell Alan if he changes his screen name you will censor/edit things said about him even though everyone will still know his actual identity.
I’m sorry…what? Please tell me if I’m hearing a double standard on your part here.
I wish to add at this point professor/Chris knows nothing about Alan’s past. I do. I served with him and can say there is much more to him and the things he’s done then professor/Chris/Cxxxxxxxx X Rxxx implies.
I realize this all has put you between a rock and a hard place but as an editor (see the old adage “be careful what you wish for’) I ask you…do you believe in the 1st Amendment in it’s entirety or only partially, only what is convenient?
In closing, I don’t like saying this but I give this a 50/50 chance of being published. If it is, I will write an apology for this comment.
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A. Yes, he originally posted his full name and then stopped doing that and then requested that his name not be printed for fear of being doxxed. So I honored this request. If anyone wants to know the name bad enough I guess they can go back through old message boards and figure it out.
B. “Yet when he uses things from Alan’s past in a thinly veiled attempt to PUBLICLY belittle and humiliate him (my opinion), an example being his posting of ‘security guard’, his exact words unedited, complete with the ‘ ‘ in the entry, implying he is less a person then professor/Chris. You allow it rather than censor/edit it and tell Alan if he changes his screen name you will censor/edit things said about him even though everyone will still know his actual identity.” I really have no idea of what you are saying here but let me try to address what I think you are saying with some statements. Is the problem that someone in the message boards is trying to publicly belittle and humilate him – well, much to my chagrin, way too much of these comments are just people trying to publicly belittle other people. I truly wish there was more intelligent debate rather than people just calling each other wankers and morons and throwing insults. Also, for all I know about Alan, Alan is his real name but apparently it is not? Regardless, it sounds like you are saying that I told Alan if he changes his screen name that I would censor or edit things said about him (about Alan? the professor? who?). Anyway, I never told anyone I would censor or edit their comments – unless they are racists, profane, etc.) But yes, I have explained to people why I remove the professor’s real name when they include it. Also, is there anything demeaning about being a security guard? I have no idea what you mean by that. Also, if someone else asked me to not let other people use their actual name, I would try grant them that right too but I don’t want to start a trend because it’s hard for us to keep track of more than one or two people who you have to protect. I should probably require everyone use their real name and the message boards would be more civil. Anyway, it is clear that you are accusing me of having a double standard and I can assure you that is not the case.
C. None of this has put me between a rock and a hard place and, again, I have no idea what you are talking about.
D. I do believe in the first amendment very much so but I should mention that it says the GOVERNMENT can’t restrict speech. It does not apply to newspaper editors. It would only come into play if a government official tried to use the governmental power restrict speech because the official did not like what was being said. All that said, I do respect free speech which is why I continually let people say what they want in the comments section even though much of what is said is completely untrue, hateful, and just severely misguided and wildly uninformed.
E. I wasn’t censoring your post. It’s just that it was a Friday night and when I put up the posts, I needed to take a lot of time to try and figure out what you were saying and then write a long response. I never had any intention of not posting it. I just didn’t have time to do so until now. I hope that answers your question and if you want to try to explain whatever your complaint is in a more clear manner, I will be glad to try and answer that as well if all of the above didn’t answer it. PS This would be a good time to encourage all of our readers who want to use the comment section to make informed, thoughtful, fair comments that actually shed light on things (and at least have some basis in reality) to comment more. So if you reading this but have something informative to say without insulting someone else, I would appreciate it if more of you would do so. Best wishes, to you and all the readers. Scott Yost.
Scott,
Does that include the information in this current string?
Once again, just asking
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LOL, I think the pot is calling the kettle black Austin.
I agree we should both cool off a bit on the personal attacks. Let me retort to your misinformation, mischaracterizations, lies, and overall hateful ignorant comments and you should feel free to do the same in kind….then let others figure out who they agree with without all the personal insults going back and forth. I will give it go. I would be surprised if you can pull it off but worth the ask. It really would make the Rhino a more pleasant place.
Best wishes.
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It’s a bitter olive branch you offer as you temper your offer with an attack about my “lies… and hateful ignorant comments”.
Strange way to offer to reduce the temperature, but okay, I accept.
But… as in all conflicts, the one who first breaks the ceasefire will get retaliatory fire.
And we’ll be back to square one. I reckon it’ll have the lifetime of an average Middle East ceasefire…
Shalom !
Scott,
It appears that I won the bet with myself on the last item I sent for posting. I was censored/edited. Now the bet is will this be posted or not. Again a 50/50 chance.
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Scott,
My “…rock and a hard place” comment was meant to mean is I understand what I perceive to be the tough position you sometimes find yourself in, not as a derogatory or insulting comment. If that’s how it came across, I apologize. Curse the inability to put tone and inflection in writing.
As for the rest, I respectfully request we agree to disagree, and respectfully move on.
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If you are repeating misinformation, lies and unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, and I point that out….it isn’t a personal attack. Especially when actual sources, facts, data or science counter you statement.
Same with racist comments such as your “lessor evolved races argument”, or bigoted comments such as “…they are deviants”, etc.. The label then fits especially when actual science, data and facts are available to prove your statement inaccurate or mean spirited, attack on an entire class of people/
If it makes you feel better, I can use softer language such as “it is racist to believe that different races are lessor evolved than one another as that is the actual definition of racism”. But end of the day, the if justification for the label is provided, then the labeling is appropriate. Feel free to defend your position. I will counter as appropriate.
Hope that helps.
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Oh “Professor”, you’re not starting this ceasefire very nicely are you?
Dredging up old hatreds and smears of me from months and years ago.
And I was willing to try a fresh start, in a spirit of comity.
But if you want to keep up hostilities, why don’t you just go do something physically impossible to yourself, you wanker?
[ Sorry Scott, I tried. ]
Again, they aren’t smears if they are accurate labels.
Happy to provide your quotes validating the labels if you would like to further debate how inaccurate your view on race and sexuality is to actual science.
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Hey buddy, don’t even bother offering a reset and a lowering of temperature when you just immediately dredge up old character assassinations of me – IN THE SAME COMMENT !
You are incapable of civil debate. Your “hate” for me is clear in every thread, and in almost every comment you make – even when I have never commented on the particular Rhino story.
There is something wrong with you.
In my six decades I have noticed that some guys instinctively feel threatened by me. I don’t know if it’s because of my intelligence, my ability to lead others, my eloquence, or just my British accent, but occasionally I come across a little prick who has such a chip on his shoulder that he just has to challenge everything I say, and try to put me down.
You are one of those guys.
I don’t feel threatened by you at all. Find you often inaccurate, biased, dishonest and bigoted. But not threatening. Sadly, you have a strong grasp of the English language and are likely a very bright person. But sadly, you struggle with fact versus opinion and seem to lead with your emotions in your world views versus taking the time to understand its complexity.
But don’t you worry, I am here to help!!
Again, I give as i receive. But hard to debate someone who openly states that data, studies, etc… aren’t important to a debate given that is the foundation of separating fact from opinion.
But you be you.
Cheers!
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I am immensely relieved that a mediocre intellect is willing to help explain the Universe to me.
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Alan Marshall is right, but he understates the issue. The Left is fundamentally unethical and immoral.
Its basis is a common crime.
“From each according to his ability; to each according to his needs”. This is the foundational principle of the Left. Some moderate Leftists claim they don’t believe in this, but they do. In the end, they all do.
This is not the place to launch a critique of Marxism and Leftism in general, but one simple point can be made.
To all those who initially cheer Marx’s specious assertion, let me ask you this .
Did you notice that the right to expropriate the money earned by those who worked for it did not require the consent of those who are being forced to hand it over? And when the fruit of your labour is taken from you against your will… it’s called common robbery. Because that’s what it is.
The political Left has no core decency. Its objectives are the concentration of power in the state, and the abrogation of individual freedoms.
And – surprise! – Government Schools support the agenda of the Government.
Thank you for reinforcing my point Austin.
There was a time when government education wasn’t detrimental to our youth. It’s been in the last 50+ years that it has morphed from “education” to “indoctrination”.
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Yes, I believe you Alan. I was not educated in the US, but I was shocked at how elementary my academic work at UNC-G was. It was work that I had done as a 14 year old in Leeds Grammar School.
The US Government education system is very poor, and obviously promotes political objectives.
What political objective does it promote?
More garbage conspiracy theories from the conservative sheep. Last I checked it was conservatives wanting to indoctrinate kids in school by dictating what version of history to teach, what religion is allowed in the classroom, etc…
But to give an actual retort to the lie of public schools indoctrinating kids:
– Public schools are governed by locally elected school boards made up of parents and neighbors from your own community to teach a curriculum design at the State level (conservatives). The curriculum is transparent and open to public review. If there was a coordinated effort to indoctrinate children, it would require thousands of school boards across the country to be on a secret conspiracy, which isn’t the reality.
– In a global economy, students need to understand empathy, cultural competency, and complex history to succeed. Preparing kids to interact with a diverse world isn’t a political agenda….it’s a professional necessity. For kids to grow up and to be competitive and it requires a broad, honest education.
– My personal fav argument against the lie of indoctrination in schools: A classroom should a marketplace of ideas. If conservative viewpoints are strong, they should be able to withstand being challenged by other perspectives. Attempting to ban certain topics or books actually looks more like the ‘indoctrination’ people are worried about than simply letting kids read and discuss different viewpoints.
But go-ahead Alan, make YOUR case about what I consider a standard lie told by conservatives. Bet you won’t because you can’t.
But you be you.
Nothing like a conservative telling you what democrats ‘beleive’ to fill your head with garbage. Yawn
He even notes that Democrats dont beleive what he is claiming they believe. Austin has a history of ranting about unsubstantiated beliefs which are also know as conspiracy theories and or lies.
But the idea that the left’s “objectives are the concentration of power in the state, and the abrogation of individual freedoms.” Is absolute BS. Note he give no basis for this lie. Just a hollow opinion.
The left believes in the power of the individual….to love and marry who they choose, to accept advice and care from their doctors without state interferience, freedom to live as they choose without judgement or persecution, and most of all we believe in the Constitution of the United States and the Rule of Law All those things that the modern Conservstives are attempting to destroy under the leadership of Drowsy Don Trump.
But you be you.
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The Poseur Professor is claiming that I misspelled “believe” – but I did not. It is spelled correctly in my comment above, as you can see.
It’s a small but telling example of how this pretentious prick gets everything wrong, or else just lies about everything.
He tries to come across as knowledgeable and smart, but trips over his own stupidity every time.
Never said I was a good speller or typist.
I do hate how it gives you a copout to avoid addressing the fact that your posts are just tripe fear mongering pretending to be intellectual insights. Just because you can spell better doesn’t make you right. I will try to proofread better so you can’t duck and dodge the critique of the garbage you claim to understand about the democratic party and its ideals.
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You’re an ASS**LE.
Got that?
The feeling is mutual.
It ain’t that you’re a bad speller buddy, it’s that you’re arrogant and conceited enough to attempt to correct others – when you’re wrong anyway!
“The Professor” tries to look smarter than everyone else here, but is just a pitiful little jerk with a personality problem.
Just stating the facts, data and science that shows Austin is openly a racist, incorrect of his assessment of democrat’s goals and objectives for the country, and a liar about medical science behind Covid and the covid vaccines. Not to mention his bigotry against LGBTQ people, immigrants, and Muslims, etc… etc… etc…
As for my tone, I give as a I receive. Not complicated.
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Baseless character assassination and ad hominem attacks are the M.O. of Leftists.
The Poseur Professor exemplifies the type.
Claiming the left uses insults and ad hominems when the leader of the republicans can”t even give a seasonal greating without using vulger hateful language points to a very different conclusion that the one Austin is attemping to make.
How many posts a day does the leader of the republican party and head of our governement make that includes personal attacks, insults, vulgar language, etc… I suggest it is far more than he makes encouraging people and offering them hope. Toss in the blantant lies and you have the most negative hateful leader to head this country in it history.
How may insults and ad hominems do you yourself as a conservstive make just her onnthe rhino times? Again, I suggest this shows your claim as highly inaccurate and disingenuous.
Best wishes.
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I made no claim that I never use insults. Stop putting words in my mouth.
And I am not responsible for what the President says, or how he says it.
You’re mad. And unpleasant. You’re more interested in attacking me than debating the issues in these columns. You even repeat the most vile previous slurs against me, even though those accusations were comprehensively refuted in the contemporaneous debates.
You’re just a really nasty little man (who’s fixated with me).
You claimed insults were the MO of leftists and I proved that is inaccurate given Trump’s unprecedented use of childish insults and bullying language on a daily basis.
I certainly don’t represent Leftists to the level that Trump leads, controls and represents modern Conservatives so the example is very relevant to refuting the idea that insults are the MO of leftists when the leader of the other party uses then far more than all “leftists” combined…..so clearly insults are more the MO of conservatives……
And yes, by pointing to me as primary example of a leftist MO and ignoring your own use of insults as a modern conservative absolutely invalidates your statement as yet another incomplete or hypocritical statement.
Hope that helps.
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Just because Trump routinely uses insults doesn’t mean that the Left doesn’t also do so, chronically.
Are you really too stupid to understand that?
Name on Democratic politician that uses near the level of negative language and personal attacks as Trump. Bet you can’t.
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Completely irrelevant. You really do have a limited intellect, don’t you?
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In your comment that kicked off this thread, you called me a racist, a liar, and a bigot.
Then you complain about Trump’s language ! And mine.
You’re a typical Leftist – and a hypocrite.
Again, those are all labels. Happy to list out yet again the justification for the appropriateness of those labels if needed.
But it is cute you compare the impact of Trump language and tone to mine as if we both have the same impact on this country. The classic False Equivalence approach to debate to avoid admitting they are wrong.
Best wishes.
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Pathetic deflection.
I didn’t say your slurs carry the same weight as Trump’s, I just pointed out your hypocrisy.
Using my insults to claim hypocrisy to my calling out Trump’s insults is indeed you comparing me to Trump.
But…….You’ve spent several days now focused entirely on me (I know, you can’t help it).
Let’s get back to the actual topic: You claimed the Left’s objective is the ‘abrogation of individual freedoms.’ I provided examples of the Left fighting for the freedom to marry, medical privacy, and the rule of law. I showed how Trump using insults far more than any other politician….in history and you have yet to provide a single concrete basis for your claim. If you can’t defend the statement, your deflecting with insults about me are just a needless distraction.
So….show me any politician who uses public insults anywhere as near as Trump doesn’t multiple times a day.
Or he “forgets”.
Forgets what?
It’s cute when you try to troll. Keep at it. You will get an ‘own’ or ‘burn’ one day.
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Is hatred intrinsically abhorrent, or is it justified sometimes? I hate Nazis – and Communists.
I believe my hatred is merited.
I hate those who wish to subjugate other people, who promote any creed that demands global domination. And so I hated the USSR and their Comintern, explicitly dedicated to Communist global domination. I hate Islam for the same reason, as it seeks to impose a global caliphate. The wishes of the diverse peoples of the World are irrelevant – the Islamists just want total control over them.
I hate all those who seek to destroy liberty, and who cannot “live and let live”.
This hatred is entirely healthy, and has allowed the Western World to preserve our precious freedom, against threats from would be World Masters, whether they’re political or religious.
“The Professor” likes to smear me as a hater. Well, I do hate some people – and I shall continue to do so. Some people deserve our enmity. Richly.
Immanuel Kant argued that we have a duty to respect the inherent dignity of humanity. Hatred dehumanizes the object of that hatred. Once you deem it acceptable to hate a specific target, it becomes dangerously easy to justify violence, cruelty, or the stripping away of their rights.
For example,.your hatred of Islam? Does that juatify violence against muslims? Justify discrimination?
I suggest it doesn’t, but too often it is the excuse used even if the muslim doesn’t have the traits or support the ideals you claim against the religion.
Also you seem selective in your view of one group to the exclusions of others in your justification for hate. There are many today voicing the desire to dictate limiting of individuals rights in the name of Christianity. Many in the Republican party leadership no less. Does that receive your hate? Justify violence?
Many argue that hating an action or a system is completely justified, while hating the individual person is where the moral line gets crossed. But too often, one becomes trapped along with the other.
This is to say…..hatred rarely stays surgical. It tends to generalize, clouding judgment and making it impossible to see nuance, truth, or the potential for redemption.
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I agree with most of what you said – because it does not contradict anything that I said.
You just feel a strange need to try to attack every comment I make. I believe you have serious psychological problems Chris, even beyond your ADHD which you have admitted to suffering from.
Seek help. Really – for your own sake.
Guess up didn’t read my comment very closely…..I do not agree that hatred is merited. I also directly contradicted your justification for hatred against Islam as my example of why hatred is not merited.
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Nowhere in your comment did you say that hatred is never merited.
You said that it can lead to unfortunate consequences among people who are incapable of thinking precisely – like you.
“Immanuel Kant argued that we have a duty to respect the inherent dignity of humanity. Hatred dehumanizes the object of that hatred”
I made no exception to this statement so yes, it is implied (reading comprehension kinda thing) that hatred is never justified.
I don’t hate conservatives, but I am highly cautious of blindly accepting their ‘version of facts, stories, science, etc… without validating their sources, assumptions and biases. I still believe in the old school Coolidge Conservative that believes in efficient limited government.
What about Nazi’s? The amazing aspect of WWII was Germany was allowed to continue as an independent country in time and in the long-term grew into a democratic powerhouse in the EU. Those that conducted the evil acts against humanity, were tried, convicted, etc…. thus avoiding the hatred that has plagued the middle east due to centuries of hate against various religious led governments and factions.
Hope that helps.
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No, it doesn’t help.
It’s rambling, unfocused, running on gibberish.
Ad Hominem
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No, I addressed the content of your comment, not anything related to the identity of the commenter.
It was not ad hominem, it was ad dictum.
Incidentally Chris, are you ever right about anything? Is it like when a monkey plonks out a Shakespeare sonnet on a typewriter?
Typical Austin deflection. Got it.
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One of us here is continually deflecting, diverging, and digressing.