EatATaco

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210 Palestinians reportedly killed during Israeli hostage recovery operation (thehill.com)

The bodies of 109 Palestinians including 23 children and 11 women were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, and spokesperson Khalil Degran told the Associated Press that more than 100 wounded also arrived to the hospital. In addition, he said the rest of the 210 Palestinians killed were taken to Al-Awda Hospital after the...

EatATaco,

Turns out that the guy had written opinion pieces for Al-Jazeera and he mainly worked for the Palestine Chronicle

So, basically, the tweet is false, as it strongly implies that he was a photojournalist, writer, and editor at Al Jazeera. Certainly you agree because you outright made the claim. On top of that, your link clearly states, and I quote, that they are “unverified rumors that hostage Noa Argamani had been held at his home in central Gaza’s Nuseirat.” Why would al Jazeera make a claim that he wasn’t protecting him if they don’t know? But I don’t even see a link to their denial, so I’m not sure what they actually said.

No offense, but your post makes me very suspect of your implicit claims that this twitter account is in anyway reliable.

EatATaco,

I think it’s understandable that people might think he is employed by them.

Wait, we are claiming this some kind of intelligence community…but it’s understandable that they can’t even figure out if this guy works for al Jazeera? You’ll have to help me square this.

But my claim is that the statement is false, not that they intentionally misled, so even if they were understandably confused, that still seems to be untrue.

I don’t know how much more confirmed you can get unless you’re holding out for Anderson Cooper to be live from the living room?

I have no need to rush to a conclusion on this. I’m just reporting what one of your links said. In your attempt to rush to a conclusion, you already were convinced of a falsehood. Maybe you should slow down too.

Even then, Al-Jazeera doesn’t seem to be making any articles about the guy

I can’t help but read your points as attempting to paint al Jazeera as some bad guy in this whole thing. How long ago was this tweet that is from some group that you claim is 10 hours ahead of the news? And we’re being critical of al Jazeera for not rushing out an article in that time?

EatATaco, (edited )

The reality is that many of these jobs rely on tips. If they were to “pay them a living wage” then the cost of the service would just go up.

Don’t get me wrong, I want tipping to go away, and it’s gotten absurd where people are asking for tips now. But it’s absolutely stingy to not tip in these places where traditionally they would be tipped. If you don’t want to tip, don’t buy their services. It should be a recognized part of the cost: you just think it should be made official, some think it should be based on the quality of service they received.

EatATaco,

You aren’t fighting the man by not tipping (in the traditional areas), you’re screwing your fellow worker.

You’re just being cheap.

EatATaco,
EatATaco,

Don’t forget that it’s the employer paying the shitty wage that is the one screwing over the worker.

I’m not defending the tipping culture, but it’s baked into the idea of how much these people are paid by their employer. By not tipping, you’re just screwing them, not sticking it to the man. It’s just an attempt to justify being cheap.

EatATaco,

There’s an expectation that you tip, right or wrong. If you don’t tip, you’re just screwing them, not the boss.

If you want to change it, screwing the worker is not the best path.

EatATaco,

I agree. Right now with tipping the true cost is obscured. If you take away tipping, the services would just charge more.

EatATaco,

Again you’re blaming the consumer but totally overlook the employer being cheap and paying shitty wages.

It’s currently part of our culture and an expectation. We all agree that it should go away, but as of now, regardless of whether the boss is being cheap, if you don’t tip you’re being cheap and only screwing the worker, as the boss still makes their money.

EatATaco,

Going and not tipping is still letting them “get away with it” because they still make their money. The person who makes less is the worker who served you the food. The owner still gets their money. If you want to hit the boss in the pocket book, you don’t go to places that rely on tipping their workers. That’s how you put pressure on the owner.

EatATaco,

You’re absolutely “fighting the man”. You not tipping puts pressure on the owner class to pay a decent living wage to their employees or risk losing their workforce over time.

No, you’ve got it wrong. By going and not tipping, “the man” is still making their money. It’s the server you’re putting pressure on to leave that job and find something better. Sure, at some point, this might rise up and screw “the man” but the reality is that it requires stomping on a bunch of workers for your own benefit. You’re basically telling a server, who might even like tipping because it benefits them, that they have to do the work to make the change you want. It’s selfish, just like not tipping.

If you want to stick it to those owners who don’t pay fair wages to their workers, don’t patronize their establishments.

EatATaco,

If you count the tip as “part of the service” yes I agree that the price would stay the same. But the way I’m saying it is that there is the charge for service/goods, and then there is the tip. If we get rid of tipping, in favor of high wages, the service charge goes up.

EatATaco,

My article certainly does not prove your point. It shows that when companies replaced tipping with high wages, they had to raise the cost of their goods/services. Which is exactly what I said.

EatATaco,

Then just leave? What’s the point of a comment like this? Do you not realize how childish it makes you look?

EatATaco,

You don’t have the energy to make a point, but you do have the energy to throw around empty insults. Good for you, really have your priorities straight.

EatATaco,

And everyone is bitching about the state of the economy now. You think it would have been better off if we had extended even longer the conditions that led to the inflation?

EatATaco,

Do you have any numbers to back this up?

Because economist disagree.

EatATaco,

Nah, they don’t want to draw attention to Biden not abusing the justice system for personal gain, because it undercuts the whole “he’s abusing the justice system for personal gain by prosecuting political rivals!” It would absolutely be a counter productive strategy.

EatATaco,

Yes. But more importantly, the ones steering the ship know they aren’t aiming their talking points at the faithful, but trying to convince people on the fence.

EatATaco,

I find this terrifying. I drove a manual for 20 years and often switched to an automatic and never did it, and can’t imagine how it would even happen. The pedals aren’t that close.

EatATaco,

Good for you and you’re vanity vote. Really working to make a difference.

EatATaco,

It doesn’t do anything, making it pointless. It just makes you feel like you’re doing something, without actually doing anything.

It’s absolutely 100% vanity.

EatATaco,

From that perspective

That’s not the perspective I’m coming from.

But personally, I think it’s worth the time to go out and try to promote politicians I support.

That’s the thing: voting third party doesn’t really do anything to promote a candidate.

If you want to change the system to promote candidates you want, go out and actually do something so you can vote for who you truly want in a presidential election. That’s how you actually promote politicians you want to support. Voting third party is just, as I said, pure vanity.

EatATaco,

Considering you think that “almost certainly” and “totally impossible” are the same thing, I guess your position should come as no surprise.

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