Random Politics Thread

[Virtual ghost]

French authority finds influencers violate consumer, ad laws

Who would have guessed ?

 

[The Cat]

Honestly it really feels like the GOP just wants us all to just blow our brains out with despair.​

 

[Virtual ghost]

Some new polling supposedly suggests that anti abortion circles are switching from Trump to DeSantis. Supposedly since he blamed their behavior for midterm loses.

I really think that there are pretty decent odds that Trump will not get the nomination.

 

[Virtual ghost]

*shoves glasses up nose*

I am curious, how often workers and unions in Germany are protesting against left wing governments and local authorities ? I mean the left isn't exactly what it used to be in that regard. So I am asking for the sake of comparison because I am having such protests.

 

[Red Herring]

I am curious, how often workers and unions in Germany are protesting against left wing governments and local authorities ? I mean the left isn't exactly what it used to be in that regard. So I am asking for the sake of comparison because I am having such protests.

Big strikes and protests by workers and unions are rare, at least much more rare than, say, in France. There are strikes going on as I'm writing this, mainly about pay increase in the public sector, so it definitely does happen. If you are talking about major disagreements between organized labor and left wing parties though, I'd have to think hard. The biggest conflict I can think of was against Schröder's welfare reform, but that was over 20 years ago.

When it comes to labor conflicts the thing is that employees who are union members are ususally well-payed. Physical laborers in factories are actually quite well payed if they are qualified. Unqualified bone-breaking work (harvest work, meat-packing, etc) is usually done by Eastern-European migrant workers with very little rights and very bad pay. It's the unqualified, temporary workers - who ususally aren't organized - who work long hours for little money and no security. And when the state, left wing or right wing, takes measures that mainly hurt the unemployed or underemployed the unions won't protest much because that's not their clientel. Unions here are usually against temp workers getting the same rights as people wirth longterm contracts. So there's a two-class system on the labor market. But since there is a serious shortage of qualified staff in nearly every industry (especially, but not only, in the care sector, so nurses, kindergarden teachers, etc) chances are conditions for the qualified will only get better while there is little left of the cake for the unqualified.

The SPD stopped being close with unions decades ago, by now the closest party would be the Linke, but - as you probably know - that party has been in crisis for a while.

 

[The Cat]

 

[Virtual ghost]

US: Classified documents found at Mike Pence's home


It seems that this is actually pretty common practice.

 

[The Cat]

US: Classified documents found at Mike Pence's home


It seems that this is actually pretty common practice.

Depends on your pay-grade.

 

[The Cat]

 

[The Cat]

We're not going to hell...pretty sure we're already there.
The cruelty is the point. -_-
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[The Cat]

Kevin McCarthy: Leader of clowns. Such pants he wears; clearly belong to a big boy. He pulls them up all by himself too...after 14 fails. Dems have an opportunity to reach the American Voter during the Republican Revenge Tour where they forget about inflation and the illusion of policy...But watching Kevin talk like he actually believes he's in charge of anything is a bit like watching 80's wrestling speeches. Though Im pretty sure Mean Gene asks more follow up questions than any major news network reporter interviewing our political clowns.

Careful Kevin...the cream might rise to the top...but you've never not been curdled.​

 

[Virtual ghost]

Yes, 2023 Is An Election Year. Here Are The Races To Watch.

 

[The Cat]

 

[Totenkindly]

Marjorie Taylor Greene aims to be Trump's VP pick in 2024

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is angling to be Donald Trump's running mate in 2024, say two people who have spoken to her about her ambitions.

www.yahoo.com

What's this new political group? The Dipshit Party?

 

[The Cat]

Marjorie Taylor Greene aims to be Trump's VP pick in 2024

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is angling to be Donald Trump's running mate in 2024, say two people who have spoken to her about her ambitions.

www.yahoo.com

What's this new political group? The Dipshit Party?

The Real Housewives of Washington DC

 

[The Cat]

 

[Virtual ghost]

A Warning to the Media about the Next Presidential Race

 

[The Cat]

A Warning to the Media about the Next Presidential Race

Id love to believe we lived in the timeline where they take that warning seriosuly

 

[Virtual ghost]

Worldometer

The global COVID cases went down quite visibly over the last few weeks. Does anyone knows what happened ?
At this rate in statistics the global pandemic may indeed end in the Spring. Especially if they manage to control it in the southern hemisphere.

 

[The Cat]