Reposted by @lwod.bsky.socialHelen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · 19/04/2024Simon Kuper's "Here's what I learnt from 30 years in the workplace" column is excellent. Wish I'd read it 30 years ago. 1012028
lwod.bsky.social @lwod.bsky.social · 13/04/2024The point is to apply political pressure. I’m going to vote for Biden, but you don’t get what you want (in this case: stopping our active support of a massacre) by telling the people in power that you will vote for them no matter what. It’s a negotiation tactic. 100
lwod.bsky.social @lwod.bsky.social · 12/04/2024From what I can tell, the point is to try and leverage their votes to pressure Biden to change his tune on Palestine. It’s a negotiation tactic. 330
lwod.bsky.social @lwod.bsky.social · 01/04/2024I guess I don’t have much faith that an American licensing system would be robust or enforced. 100
lwod.bsky.social @lwod.bsky.social · 01/04/2024That’s a lot of faith to put in the gun licensing process. 100
lwod.bsky.social @lwod.bsky.social · 16/01/2024I get your point… but they definitely still give out crayons at almost every restaurant lol 000
