Why didn't his wife use the tools god gave her to not get fired?
Fuck you got mine is a human problem, not a US citizen problem - in this case a mayor was dumb enough to post his opinions on Twitter so it backfired.
No; but there is another similar, and more mainstream position that "a few days of discomfort isn't worth regulating the markets" which encapsulates so much of how American capitalism works
No, you're not getting it. The powerful can never owe anything to the powerless. If you have money and influence, those without money and influence owe YOU their support until they die.I'm confused, if you pay your water and electric bill, don't those companies owe you water and electricity? It seems like a basic capitalist transaction to me.
The Republican Party
My first thought was Shin Megami Tensei, personally. Classic Chaos alignment.
But her to have to get fired from her job over things I said out of context is so horrible.
"out of context"
wait what? Is this stuff about his wife in regards to his original post? How is it out of context? He posted it himself.
As said in his "apology", he had already turned in his resignation before he went on that awful rant. It had nothing to do with people getting mad at him; rather, he made that shitpost because he thought he was free of consequences now that he had resigned. Except if you don't make an announcement you resigned people won't know so ???So was I. I saw the tweet and then went to look up a story and saw the news about the resignation.
so you can fuck it up and make things worse for peopleWhy are you even in local government if you don't want to help anyone
The anger and harassment you have caused my wife and family is so undeserved....my wife was laid off of her job based off the association people gave to her and the business she worked for. She's a very good person and was only defending me! But her to have to get fired from her job over things I said out of context is so horrible.
Trying my best not to be rude here about this, but I heard from an American lady that there is a "I got mine, fuck the rest" mentality that is ingrained in US culture. Specifically just like the "Sink or swim" statement the mayor mentioned. Is this true?
Edit - Thanks for the responses guys.
This is especially prominent in Republicans. There are people who think it's unfair that their taxes go to libraries and schools because they don't use those things. They think any sort of social safety net is terrible and insist people who use them are lazy. Our programs aren't even all that great when compared to other countries, but they think these people deserve to be homeless or dead because they hate taxes.
It is, due in large part to a(n over)reaction to the Cold War, as well as preexisting cultural narratives about "rugged individualism", particularly concerning the Old West (which is largely a myth, as those settlers were able to thrive specifically because of strong communal ties) and the idea of the American Dream.Trying my best not to be rude here about this, but I heard from an American lady that there is a "I got mine, fuck the rest" mentality that is ingrained in US culture. Specifically just like the "Sink or swim" statement the mayor mentioned. Is this true?
Edit - Thanks for the responses guys.