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RobinA

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29. No. They Won't.

Reply to seta1950 (Reply #13)

Mon Sep 27, 2021, 01:30 PM

Sep 2021

"Punishing" people just makes it worse. We're in this push back cycle right now where everybody thinks that if they just bludgeon the other guy hard enough the other guy will magically start thinking "right." It doesn't work that way. Every one just gets angrier and more violent and feels justified in pushing back harder.

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'Stay in your hood': White 'Karen' fired after allegedly assaulting Black couple at Brooklyn dog [View all] Soph0571 Sep 2021 OP

4....3...2...1... "That's not who I am, blah, blah, blah...." nt Carlitos Brigante Sep 2021 #1

These awful women are so embarrassing. nt leftyladyfrommo Sep 2021 #2

Kevens are embarrassing, too. marble falls Sep 2021 #4

I just blow them off but I hate it that women can be leftyladyfrommo Sep 2021 #6

I felt that way, too. I wondered if that was in a way a 'paternalistic' attitude. Men have been ... marble falls Sep 2021 #9

I didn't analyze it. It is just the way I react. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2021 #16

It's rational, and it has to do with the fact you have ideals and values. Never lose those! marble falls Sep 2021 #19

I saw one woman attack a young black man when he leftyladyfrommo Sep 2021 #21

45 made rude normal. It'll take a while to clamp it back down. marble falls Sep 2021 #23

Mary Trump said he made it ok for people to be leftyladyfrommo Sep 2021 #24

Word up! marble falls Sep 2021 #26

Speaking of "hood" ... StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #3

She has a white one in her car. lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #5

That's where my mind went too! Maeve Sep 2021 #10

one phrase makes so much sense these days.. stillcool Sep 2021 #7

You're not so cool now, are you Karen? Baitball Blogger Sep 2021 #8

Please my name is Karen Oppaloopa Sep 2021 #11

And? Random Boomer Sep 2021 #20

wow Oppaloopa Sep 2021 #36

I have a friend named Karen and she hates all this leftyladyfrommo Sep 2021 #25

So many of these vile people out there Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #12

They will stop seta1950 Sep 2021 #13

Being Fired Is A Good Start ProfessorGAC Sep 2021 #15

She may not even include that employer as a reference... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #17

Fair Point ProfessorGAC Sep 2021 #18

Yes. RobinA Sep 2021 #30

The reference is irrelevant Random Boomer Sep 2021 #22

Perhaps. Her future doesn't look bright. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #28

Nope, that won't work either Random Boomer Sep 2021 #32

No. They Won't. RobinA Sep 2021 #29

Unfortunately they did not catch her actually saying this (Or much of anything) on the video. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #14

If I had a job where I had to interact with the public exboyfil Sep 2021 #27

What gets me is I live in a "hood" or at least that's what we call it questionseverything Sep 2021 #34

Btw we call it hood because it's full of $70-80 grand homes and older apartments questionseverything Sep 2021 #35

You are kinder than I feel like being. calimary Sep 2021 #31

Where is the video? This happens all the time on this site. They say there is a video Maraya1969 Sep 2021 #33

It's in the link. Treefrog Sep 2021 #37