Most of my jobs have been 9-5. I work as an ecologist. I’ve also always been hourly, so that’s why my hours are not so broad.

Taking vacations but not telling your boss

My disdain for the United States is not a secret nor is it an ulterior motive. It’s just the logical extension of all the atrocities that have been and continue to be committed by the US as a colonizing force and as a world superpower.

I don’t oppose Israel’s genocide because I hate the US - I hate the US because it supports and inflicts genocide.

This isn’t ancient history, Israelis have been enacting and vocalizing a plan to colonize Palestine since the middle of the last century. The idea of Zionism was around before then, but that’s when it took place. There are still people alive who survived the Nakba. The colonialism is the situation right now.

It’s not the same, because Israel are systematic colonizers. IDF acts on behalf of Israel. Sure, not all Israelis have the same political opinions, but ultimately they are living in a country that is committed to genocide of Palestinians. Lots of countries hate the United States for extremely valid reasons and I do have sympathy and ultimately agree with their hatred of Americans, even though I am one.

Ah I see, honestly my interpretation still stands. Not every Palestinian who can’t sympathize with Israelis is Hamas. Hamas was an example given (because that’s what e.g. means), but based on what they said, they’re referring to any Palestinian who lacks sympathy. They didn’t say only Hamas. And this poster is conflating those two separate but overlapping groups of people, which is also fucked up.

It makes sense to support the Arabs who got displaced …if you’re a member of one of those groups

If you’re a Palestinian

if you’re a member of one of those groups and can’t sympathize with the other (eg … IDF)

If you’re a Palestinian who can’t sympathize with the IDF

…then you should get no sympathy at all.

If you’re a Palestinian who can’t sympathize with the IDF, then you should get no sympathy at all .

So, again, you’re saying you have no sympathy for Palestinians who dislike the IDF, who have been continuously murdering them and stealing their land?

So you’re saying you have no sympathy for Palestinians who dislike the IDF, who have been continuously murdering them and stealing their land? That is what you’re saying right?

Hm, I wonder why Palestinians wanted the settler-colonial state of Israel to not exist. Hm. Could it be that the state of Israel has been systematically invading and stealing Palestinian land? And that they’ve been quite vocal about their goals to do so?

Would you also denounce Native Americans for wanting the United States to not exist anymore? Were they wrong for their violent retaliations in the 1800s? After years of genocide, lies, and enslavement?

Your ideas are overly aggressive, even just leaving. Just change the topic or say “I’d rather not discuss this at work.”

lmao I thought for a second this was just your comment about the situation, not your advice on what to say

YUP it was really bad, and then half the country turned extra racist, the other half pretended racism was solved because we had a black president.

I am talking about national news … remember the Obama monkey dolls?

No … I was also around that age and remember all the monkey jokes about Obama. This guy just isn’t paying attention idk lol

An alternative would be pop culture recaps on YouTube lol, I’ve done that during busy months sometimes. I’ve never heard of kick so maybe I’m not as caught up as I thought

Why is Google doing this research?!?

Congrats on being racist!

Honestly just keeping up with whatever social media is popular with young people is the best way to stay in touch with new music and pop culture.

Nah, tired advice. I was literally on a remote island for most of a year, and missed out on Harambe and clowns and whatever else happened that year. But if you have a real interest in pop culture you stay in tune. Most older people don’t stay on top of it because they don’t care to, which is fine it’s not for everyone.

It is essentially the same thing, but that is the cultural box that we’ve created where it’s normal to keep track of your lifespan. A Death Note style reminder has not been deemed socially acceptable.

It’s objectively weird in the sense that most people don’t do that.