Rant Thread II

[AshleyO]

Tell me about it.

Seriously. Fuck this shit. Now that shit's about to get good and nasty with North Korea. Tsk. Been running into quite a bit of anti-communist vitriol as of late over that one.

Honestly, I'm getting real tired of seeing our troops constantly going to war. OMG. When I think about it... we've been in direct uniform conflict for more than half of my life. Shit. That's a long god damned time.

[Versus]

In the paper, the general that initiated this said "Letting soldiers pursue a master's degree or two is hard to justify." Motherfucker, I've seen ONE person with higher then a bachelor's in the army. Who the fuck has the time for two? More specifically, how is it okay for the army to throw billions of dollars into Iraq and Afghanistan's infrastructure and military alone, or shoving money up Egypt's ass, OR FUCK I DON'T KNOW the 10-15k a month that a general gets paid, but 373 million dollars last year for education for service members is not okay?

[Miss Absynthe]

The fact that there was police violence at the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras.

The fact that the complaints and discussion about it was deleted off the NSW Police Force LGBTI Spokesperson's Facebook page.

The fact that the officer involved in one of the incidences is from the inner-west of Sydney, so it's being talked about as him having a problem with queers because he's Muslim.

I'm so fucking tired of this shit.

[Solumina]

So far the Navy hasn't officially ended tuition assistance but it will be happening soon. We still have no word on how this will affect things at DLI because you can get an AA in some of the languages (not sure about all of them because the different languages have different intensities and different program lengths) if you test for your gen eds (or transfer the credits). As of right now those tests are free but they aren't technically part of the training program and it looks like they may become something you have to pay for. Shit like this just doesn't make sense to me, especially with how much of a focus there has been lately on troops transitioning to being a civilian. How the fuck are they expected to do that without certifications and/or education?


Miss A that's a whole bunch of bullshit going on right there.


Almost forgot my own little rant. Somehow the act of closing my laptop caused the corner of it to break. I managed to get it open and kind of put things back in place. Thankfully it is still working so it looks like it was just the case that got busted but I can't really reposition it because something is catching inside the hinge and I'm worried about breaking something functional. Hopefully it won't cost too much to get fixed cuz money is a little tight at the moment.

[Miss Absynthe]

That moment when you ask someone to cite sources and they post a link to a google definition.

[Murder.Of.Crows]

Shit, i was informed i would finally be eligible for reservist TA next month. Lol, nope. Why am i still doing this shit?

I mean there has to be some reason i keep getting out of bed for the Navy. I just can't think of it.

[Fruitbat]

Hate thinking about what to have for dinner.

And that is the least of my worries right now, but I'm not giving them the power to take over, or else I'll go running and screaming.

[AshleyO]

You know what? Fuck this shit. Fuck the military. Fuck everything about it.

It's a business of death. Fuck it. I used to say that the military was a viable economic choice for the poor and while that's true, I think from now on, I'll tell the youth that joining the military doesn't promise you a god damned thing. Good shit one day for causing the sins of imperialism and the next, you're just a pawn in imperialist sin with shit to show for it.

Fuck this shit. It aint worth it. We've REALLY got to bring people's war home. We seriously need to just set a stage to just fucking do what we understand is right by all the lower classes outright. I'm damn seriously tired of playing by capitalist/privilege rules. I don't even like this shit. Fuck this privilege and fuck this state geared towards protecting privilege over people.

If the enlisted unionizes and refuses to obey commands because of this bullshit, you wont hear one peep out of me except for encouragement.

Wouldn't that be a fucking sight? To see our military tell the ruling class that we wont fight for their privilege anymore? I'd fucking weep rainbows.

[Miss Absynthe]

"We won't fight for privilege anymore."
"Ok.. then give us back the guns."
"Nope."
"Umm..."

[Jonathan]

Yep that will end well

ART. 94. MUTINY OR SEDITION

(a) Any person subject to this chapter who--

(1) with intent to usurp or override lawful military authority, refuses, in concert with any other person, to obey orders or otherwise do his duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny;

(2) with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with any other person, revolt, violence, or disturbance against that authority is guilty of sedition;

(3) fails to do his utmost to prevent and suppress a mutiny or sedition being committed in his presence, or fails to take all reasonable means to inform his superior commissioned officer or commanding officer of a mutiny or sedition which he knows or has reason to believe is taking place, is guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition.

(b) A person who is found guilty of attempted mutiny, mutiny, sedition, or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.

[AshleyO]

Jon, your founding fathers didn't follow the law of the English crown. Look where that got them! 0_o

[Solumina]

Tried out two baking ideas I had for my Wonderland birthday tea party and neither of them worked out

At least they're still yummy, they just don't look like I had imagined.

[Jonathan]

Originally Posted by AshleyO

Jon, your founding fathers didn't follow the law of the English crown. Look where that got them! 0_o

Dead to the last man. O_o

I kid. It got them a lot further than the Bonus Army ever got. Those poor fuckers just wanted to get paid for their service.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_A...y_intervention

[MissCheyenne]

My test results haven't come through yet. Starting to freak out a bit now but on the other hand, I keep telling myself they weren't rushing for the results so surely that means everything will be ok. Fucksticks.

[Saya]

Not to stress you but yeah, it can take time. Did they give you a time frame at all? Here it can take weeks.

and Sol, get out of my head because I'm planning a Mad Tea Party birthday.

[Saya]

Also Miss C, I'll try to get your letter mailed within the week, I've just been having a crazy time with school!

[Solumina]

You get out of my head! I've already got my friend Mary in there (we're having a joint birthday party and both immediately decided it was an un-birthday party since its the Sunday between our birthdays). I'm in charge of food and she is in charge of decorations and I think we are both going a little overboard and a little crazy but coming up with pretty much the exact same ideas.

[Saya]

But do you have the same cocktail plan?

[ape descendant]

Found all my flashlights today.. and of course, all of the batteries are dead.

[Miss Absynthe]

My puppy is dying.

[ape descendant]

*hugs* What's up with your pup?

[Solumina]

So sorry to hear about your pup.

Originally Posted by Saya

But do you have the same cocktail plan?

Well Mary doesn't drink (and the party will start in the early afternoon) so I'm not pre-mixing anything alcoholic and just letting people utilize our fairly well stocked bar. That being said there will be fresh lemonade, coffee, various teas, and a mimosa bar with bubbly and various juices.

[Miss Absynthe]

She was born with a heart murmur and the pet shop was about to send her back to the breeder who would've put her down.. so I bought her. We didn't think that she'd live more than a few weeks, if that long.. but she's 7 years old now. She went into congestive cardiac failure about 6 months ago and it was only because we have a brilliant vet that she didn't die that night.

We've had her on medication (which literally costs more each week than my take-home pay). Last weekend she went downhill fast, and now she's tachycardic and her resp rate is up. Until last night she was still eating small amounts and walking around. Today she can't walk more than a few steps without her legs giving way under her. She isn't in pain at all.. it's just that her body is failing because she's expending so much energy on her heart beating and her breathing.

I think it's going to only be a couple of days, if that long.

[Solumina]

Awww that's heartbreaking Miss A, at least you were able to give her seven good years

[BourbonBoy]

Oh dear, I'm so sorry to hear that Miss A. (hugs)