My sister, her husband, and their 6mo baby were staying with us last week. On more than one occasion, the husband didn't seem to notice or respond when one of my kids said no, or stop. Me and my wife each had to speak up on their behalf.
We can't have clean energy because it will destroy the oil industry. We can't have healthcare because it will destroy the health insurance industry. We can't have peace because it will destroy the weapon industry. Capitalism built a system we can't afford to do the right thing.
The expression “call a spade a spade” comes from the work of Plutarch, who originally wrote “call a fig a fig & a trough a trough.” Figs & troughs were crude slang for the Vulva, so what Plutarch meant was “call a c*nt a c*nt”. When Erasmus (1466-1536) translated Plutarch’s work & changed it to a garden spade to avoid embarrassment.
@RBReich Man, years ago I took Economics 101 and the professor's first assignment was a bunch of basic questions, one being "why are teacher salaries low"
I gave a detailed answer about teachers being undervalued and funding etc
Prof marked it wrong cuz "There's a surplus of teachers"