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And that's a good thing?

What about ex-soldiers who get involved with these protests?

If ex soldiers are involved I think they can handle a bit of passive aggression and somewhat concealed disdain.

Pretty much do all the middle-management stuff: negotiate with the schedulers when they expect us to work the same inhumane hours as Chinese employees, crack down on people who take chances and don't come to work. Mostly, I'd be making sure everyone's doing their jobs and occasionally negotiate with China when they're being unreasonable.

I don't expect to make many friends in my new role.

You do realize that he's pretty much saying in that quote that rather than fight or yell at these protesters, you should pretend to respect them and replace that anger with mild passive-aggressive behavior, right?

While belittling them as 'pussies'...you shouldn't have to pretend to respect people that hold different beliefs as you, you should be able to actually respect them so long as they're expressing themselves in a lawful and respectful manner, and a peaceful protest is such a manner. The fact that people can't even do this is a big part of what's wrong with the country. =/

Reminds me of the veterans taking part in the Standing Rock protests though.

The way I see it is that there is no way in hell that I'm ever going to respect anyone who belongs to the EFF, for example. The most they can expect from me is that I'm going to be somewhat civil.

The way I see it is that there is no way in hell that I'm ever going to respect anyone who belongs to the EFF, for example. The most they can expect from me is that I'm going to be somewhat civil.

Agreed. Fuck those commie scum.

So.  Much.  Work.  Must.  Keep.  Studying....

I ended up having another dream that gave me a story idea.

Though, I think I'm going to pass this one off to a friend of mine who I think would do it more justice than I would.

So, my aunt passed away last night...I feel sad that it happened, but it didn't have as big of an impact on me as some others because my only real interaction with her was talking with her for a few minutes when she would visit my mom once in awhile...but what does have a big impact on me is the way my family is reacting. People that didn't have anything to do with her or looked down on her in life are now carrying on like they've lost their closest friend...some because it makes them look better, and others just because they feel obligated to. People that never took an interest in her or her family trying to intrude on them telling them how much they miss her and shit. It's one of the fakest and most pathetic displays I've ever seen in my life.

It doesn't exactly make me feel better about people in general, either...why are so many people so fake? For some reason as I've gotten older it's gotten harder to find genuine people to open up with and chat to, and I think that's a big part of my problem that I was talking about last week. I'm just overall negative on people I guess...other than that I'm just trying to process things.

Non-related, I think I would like to learn Korean...Duolingo is working on a Korean course, maybe I'll take it when it's open.

So, my aunt passed away last night...I feel sad that it happened, but it didn't have as big of an impact on me as some others because my only real interaction with her was talking with her for a few minutes when she would visit my mom once in awhile...but what does have a big impact on me is the way my family is reacting. People that didn't have anything to do with her or looked down on her in life are now carrying on like they've lost their closest friend...some because it makes them look better, and others just because they feel obligated to. People that never took an interest in her or her family trying to intrude on them telling them how much they miss her and shit. It's one of the fakest and most pathetic displays I've ever seen in my life.

It doesn't exactly make me feel better about people in general, either...why are so many people so fake? For some reason as I've gotten older it's gotten harder to find genuine people to open up with and chat to, and I think that's a big part of my problem that I was talking about last week. I'm just overall negative on people I guess...other than that I'm just trying to process things.

Non-related, I think I would like to learn Korean...Duolingo is working on a Korean course, maybe I'll take it when it's open.

Apparently you can learn the Korean alphabet in like 15 minutes. I hate using a 9gag link but I heard this comic is helpful:
http://m.9gag.com/gag/3968335

바나나! At least I think I can write out banana...Wikibooks has some lessons in Korean, and I spent some time with the first lesson last night.

So, my aunt passed away last night...I feel sad that it happened, but it didn't have as big of an impact on me as some others because my only real interaction with her was talking with her for a few minutes when she would visit my mom once in awhile...but what does have a big impact on me is the way my family is reacting. People that didn't have anything to do with her or looked down on her in life are now carrying on like they've lost their closest friend...some because it makes them look better, and others just because they feel obligated to. People that never took an interest in her or her family trying to intrude on them telling them how much they miss her and shit. It's one of the fakest and most pathetic displays I've ever seen in my life.

This is only mildly related to what you were talking about, but it angers me how some people react when those they barely knew died. When I attended a memorial service for a friend of mine and his younger brother, both of whom were murdered earlier this year (I think I mentioned it in this thread before?), I was pissed that they were pushing this one-dimensional narrative of the two brothers. Many of the speakers (most of whom barely knew them) were ardently contrasting the two, with the older of them being described as studious and passionate for science, and the younger one as a lighthearted and outgoing kid. I mean, I didn't even know him that well, but even I knew that he was less serious than he was being portrayed, and in fact quite sociable. Fortunately, they did have some of his actual, close friends speak about their memories, which did feel more genuine and real.

This is only mildly related to what you were talking about, but it angers me how some people react when those they barely knew died. When I attended a memorial service for a friend of mine and his younger brother, both of whom were murdered earlier this year (I think I mentioned it in this thread before?), I was pissed that they were pushing this one-dimensional narrative of the two brothers. Many of the speakers (most of whom barely knew them) were ardently contrasting the two, with the older of them being described as studious and passionate for science, and the younger one as a lighthearted and outgoing kid. I mean, I didn't even know him that well, but even I knew that he was less serious than he was being portrayed, and in fact quite sociable. Fortunately, they did have some of his actual, close friends speak about their memories, which did feel more genuine and real.

If you posted about it before, I didn't read it...I'm sorry to hear about your friend and his brother.

But it gets better...apparently my aunt's immediate family has such bad credit that the funeral home refused to hold a service and bury her until they paid the $10k up front, so they start a GoFundMe page trying to collect the money...but because most of my family don't trust that they'll use the money for that they went directly to the funeral home and paid toward the stuff there. Not that I blame them, the reason they have such bad credit is because they're always trying to live a lavish lifestyle that they can't afford. But apparently it's been paid for because the service is tomorrow, but they're still collecting money on the page. I don't know, it's just a reminder that the less associating with family there is, the better. At least after tomorrow everyone can go back to not having anything to do with each other again.

When you run across an old, awesome conversation you had with someone...before they put up a big wall at you and closed themselves off. =/

Anyone we know?

It's not you, if that's what you're worried about.