Category: Opinion
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My friend struggles to pay the rent on time but has the money to buy a $2,500-puppie
in OpinionThere is a lot of talk about the lack of opportunity, about income inequality, unfairness in the labor market, and so on and so forth. We hear all those stories because there is a lot of truth to them. Yes, there is racial discrimination, gender discrimination, and many other kinds of discrimination. But the main…
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I am vaccinated and I support the implementation of a vaccine passport
in OpinionTo live in a free, civilized, and open society requires that we all accept numerous “mandates” every day. From seat belts to traffic lights and speed limits, to no-smoking areas. Oh, but when our collective asses are up against a deadly virus, it’s suddenly about choice? It’s about liberty? That’s nonsense. I have been extremely…
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Rage Quitting: People don’t want to work shitty jobs for shitty pay
in OpinionI see it all the time now: We are hiring, and People don’t want to work Covid-19 has been a wake-up call for people who work shitty jobs for shitty pay. It’s like an awakening, it’s realizing that life is short and you don’t want to spend it working under sub-human conditions. The ongoing coronavirus…
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Norway women’s handball team was fined for not wearing bikinis. How is this not sexism?
in OpinionNorway’s beach handball players were each fined 150 euros for not wearing bikinis. The male organizers of the Olympics, want women to wear bikinis, while men get to wear shorts. How come men are not wearing speedos? How is this not sexism? The Norwegians wore regulation-sized black bikini bottoms through most of the Beach Handball…
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My Aunt died of Covid; She refused to take the vaccine, she was a victim of misinformation
in OpinionIt’s sad news, the death of a family member, but what’s even sadder is that it was preventable. My aunt was in her 70’s. She had a few health issues. I suggested that she should take the vaccine, but she refused because she was skeptical of it. The reason she gave me is that she…
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People Seem to Need God, But Does God Needs People?
in OpinionMy doubts about religion I don’t think I will ever understand people’s need for a god. My parents are catholic, and although I was baptized and I was taught a few religious lessons, religion never made sense to me. I had so many questions about religion that my parents weren’t able to answer. My skepticism…