olivier in france Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I was referring to Socialism and socialists. And what actually is socialist in that story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 And what actually is socialist in that story? Socialists don't like flags without sickles and hammers and they hate bleu, they just really hate bleu.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Socialists don't like flags without sickles and hammers and they hate bleu, they just really hate bleu.... it depends which ones: Here are ones loving flags with some blue! http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2...orea_050920.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Striker Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Wow that supervisor is a giant douchebag. Hopefully it's just him and not hospital policy. A hospital! What is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I'd never step foot in that socialist regime. If you avoid countries you would label "socialist", then you are pretty much SOL when it comes to travel...unless of course you have no issue visiting countries controlled by right-wing regimes. Obviously, as you are so convinced Obama is a "far left socialist", you may have to leave the USA to avoid "socialism". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastback Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 You object to me guessing a woman I have never met might be a whack-job, but you don't mention my calling her boss (who I also have not met), "a douche"? WTF does her husband and son serving in the military have to do with this woman's personality? You think no mothers, or wives of soldiers are a little touched? Since you're one of those highly edjumicated college professor types, I'm just wondering what you based your guess on? Oh, that's right-your gut. Or why you felt compelled to post that opinion given you had no information other than what was in the article. And, yes, the article did make clear that the supervisor was a douche, but why the lady hanging the flag?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaDarin_Has_AIDS Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Obviously, as you are so convinced Obama is a "far left socialist", you may have to leave the USA to avoid "socialism". That's a big worry of mine. I hear Australia is pretty conservative. Maybe I'll head to the outback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 That's a big worry of mine. I hear Australia is was pretty conservative. Maybe I'll head to the outback! i've heard they have changed their governement down there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaDarin_Has_AIDS Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 i've heard they have changed their governement down there... Maybe I'll just follow Quaid to Mars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pBills Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Maybe I'll just follow Quaid to Mars! Might be a good fit. jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Since you're one of those highly edjumicated college professor types, I'm just wondering what you based your guess on? Oh, that's right-your gut. Or why you felt compelled to post that opinion given you had no information other than what was in the article. And, yes, the article did make clear that the supervisor was a douche, but why the lady hanging the flag?. I admitted right off the bat, that I had very little to go on, and it was a gut-feel kind of thing. But I can give you some reasons I jumped to that, weakly-held conclusion. All of these can be refuted very easily, as we don't know they are true. But, let's do some low-level profiling: The woman brought a very large, floor standing flag, into a shared office space.- She may have a problem with a sense of what is appropriate, and may not consider context, and the impact of her actions on others. More than one person issued a complaint. - People in work situations usually tend to work these things out with each other, in my experience. The more you are liked, the more likely people will accept your eccentricities, or at least talk to you in a reasonable manner. That this had to go to higher-ups suggests nobody wanted to talk to her, or mediate the issue on her behalf, or she wouldn't compromise in any way. Her reaction to the removal of the flag make her sound like a drama queen, at best, or a total psycho, at worst. A random (bad) decision in one office on what they think is appropriate, makes her "wonder if all those young men and women over there are really doing this for nothing." Really? She also doesn't seem to understand freedoms are typically limited in any office situation, "whatother [sic] freedoms will I lose before all is said and done?" While eventually admitting she was told "some patients' families and visitors had also complained", much is made of the other supervisor who "has been in the United States for 14 years and is formerly from Africa."- May or may not mean anything, but I'm GUESSING it means something. Let's leave it at that. Now, let's take a look at the other supervisor. Since the woman has family in the military, and it is the American flag, after all, I would expect her to try to make this a non-issue...especially at Memorial Day. How hard is it to look the other way, for a few days? This reads like office politics, and when it gets so bad it's a story in the newspaper, I'm guessing there are idiots involved (on both sides). I might be totally wrong, and if confronted with additional info, I have no problem adjusting my evaluation. But, based on this one article, that's my preliminary call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 A hospital! What is it? It's a place for sick people, but that's beside the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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