• merc@sh.itjust.works
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    4 hours ago

    He’ll fire workers… what workers exactly? As far as I can tell, he hasn’t actually run a business in 25 years. He got rich when Mattel bought his company in 1999, but then they fired him. He invested in a storage facility company, was on the board of directors but never actually had any employees reporting to him, and then he sold that investment, making him more money.

    Since then, he’s had a number of vanity projects name after himself: O’Leary Funds, O’Leary Ventures, O’Leary Books, O’Leary Fine Wines, I don’t know if any of them are still in business, but if they are, I can’t imagine he has more than a handful of employees.

    Now he’s just a reality TV personality, so of course he’s going to say bullshit that gets him in the spotlight.

    Why would anybody take advice from a reality TV personality who hasn’t managed any employees in a quarter of a century? Especially given that he’s probably just saying bullshit to get his name in the spotlight again.

    • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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      2 hours ago

      Where’s all the action? All I’ve seen is the sub guy and a ship captain actually follow through

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        If I was actively planning on murdering some of the richest people on earth, I wouldn’t talk about it on social media.

        People you’re talking about OWN the violence needed to stop them.

        What I would be doing is joining the organizations that control the violence and either disrupt or try and take control of some or all of it.

        History is going to be very unkind to people like Biden who has the means and legal right to mobilize and contain the fascists that ended American democracy and destroyed modern civilization

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    7 hours ago

    This is exactly why we need unions. Just like not having weekends off, it’s normal until it isn’t.

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      Some industries are weekend industries; for Hospitality, Retail and Tourism, Saturday and Sunday are the equivalent of Monday and Tuesday for the 9-5 crowd.

      That said, Monday and Tuesday are usually the Saturday and Sunday for these workers. Us “Normies” don’t usually particle in fine dining, clubbing or tourist traps on Monday and Tuesdays.

      You are right though, Retail and Hospitality workers do need to get better unions so they can get paid a living wage and aren’t being forced to work 7 days a week for 12 hour shifts.

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        Oh man that’s rough, I’m sorry you’ve not had that. I hope you’ve managed to find other opportunities to spend time with family or do things that you enjoy

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    7 hours ago

    It’s not about money. It’s about being a petty tyrant and lording over the peasants.

    Fuck the wealthy.

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    6 hours ago

    Remember when this clown almost ran for Prime Minister of Canada and we all just told him to fuck off so hard that he dropped out?

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      He’s got the charisma of a dead skunk, but I somehow doubt he won’t still involve himself with Pollievre somewhere in there