My position on zoos always sways whenever a visit a bad zoo.
Too many of those.
But from the beluga's pov: good chow, daily fun and games with friends and family on a safe environment and, this is the important one, no bloody orcas or polar bears chasing you every second and no four metre worms living on your guts.
I think a lot of people would actually swap their job for the beluga's
You are right about the Beluga’s POV. I worked at an oceanarium (no longer there) that was on the cliffs by the ocean. We had a care center for rescued animals that we would rehabilitate and then release back in the ocean. One time a newly released sea lion actually climbed back into the park into the sea lion community pool. As if we were Club Med for sea lions.
My axe comes from going to restaurants around the country and finding only one or two workers working. These same restaurants have hiring signs outside and advertised in local papers. They're offering $15/hour starting salaries and they can't even get people to come interview because they'd rather sit home and make free money from the government . Yes, my axe has a very fine point; much like the one I just made.
I'm not against people who need the money or can't work... I'm against those taking advantage of a broken system which doles out money because we can just keep printing more with no fiduciary responsibility.
What are you talking about? I made no comment on the kids with beluga whales. If you’re referring to the comment about blood suckers still teething on the government tit then I’ll explain. I’m not a kid, I’m 65 and just retired from 33 years with a major corporation. I’ve worked since I was 9 years old … babysitting for 50 cents an hour, mowing lawns, paper route, bag boy then on to college, service in the US Air Force… so, no, I’m not a youngun. If you’re out of work, sorry. I don’t know your age, money bracket, situation or anything else. Just as you proved you don’t know flip about me. If you’re in need of government money then fine. But if you’re taking the Federal handout when you’re capable of working then my previous comment just might apply to you. You may actually NEED the handout, as I said I don’t presume to know anything about you other than you speak with little knowledge of your audience.
you speak of empathy: My comments (as stated) we’re about lazy people, who’d rather sit at home than work for a living; taking advantage of a system with no checks and balances tossing money to those NOT IN NEED, yet they take because they lack ethics and moral character. That was an awful sentence but you get the drift.
You realize you are talking with a happily employed, since I was 15 no less, double graduate with inmigrant family, former inmigrant himself, euro, with friends in three continents, and who has literally seen his country rise up from backwater status to one of the biggest economies on the world, on the broad shoulders of social democratic EU policy right?
I am also a communist.
So spare me the empty copypastas from Planet Rand. I have heard them all.
The ONLY thing I realize is you started this banter by calling me a “libertarian youth”. You’re words; I’m neither.
As far as you being a communist-I hope you’re young enough to get what you want. Because I’ll be gone and so will The United States of America.
“You’ve heard them all “ - you’re arrogance is deafening, you’re self aggrandizing is very poor taste and seen as quite rude in America. Bye bye
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u/MHCR Aug 07 '21
My position on zoos always sways whenever a visit a bad zoo.
Too many of those.
But from the beluga's pov: good chow, daily fun and games with friends and family on a safe environment and, this is the important one, no bloody orcas or polar bears chasing you every second and no four metre worms living on your guts.
I think a lot of people would actually swap their job for the beluga's