Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania

CoolHandMike t1_jazcvxi wrote

That IS hardcore. Your wife is a force of nature, for sure.

I mostly used to get annoyed at the hardware store, since it seems to be a part of their training to specifically thank you for your service when you ask for the discount at check-out (Lowe's and HD). Feeling inspired one day, I turned it around and thanked them for the discount and that's become my mantra. "Thank you for your service." "Hey, thanks for the discount!" Some cashiers seem pleasantly surprised by the "return compliment", so that's nice. (Side-note: recently bought a house and during the first few years it wasn't uncommon for me to visit multiple stores per week, if not per day. "The Thankening" got old quick.)

That said, the self-checkout at Lowe's used to loudly "THANK YOU FOR YOUR MILITARY SERVICE" when you scanned your membership card, which was just super-cringe to me. Like, why is a machine programmed to suddenly (and loudly, for all to hear) call me out like this. I did not ask for, nor do I need this kind of self-aggrandization. However I've noticed in the past couple of times I've visited that it doesn't seem to do that anymore, just displaying it on the screen in text instead. But it could just be my local store's settings or something, I'm not sure. I hope it continues.

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thomport t1_jaz10hg wrote

No one should ever disrespect another person for trying to live their best life. A person who assures they’re not hurting the position of another person or part of society.

With that said - religions, as we know, are culprits in targeting other’s lives for no reason except that the targeted person doesn’t meet the religious entity’s “check-list.” Perhaps all religions should actively stand against hate and needless persecution of others, even, no matter what FOX News claimed what the world’s about. What a marvelous start for our society that would be.

Again, imo, hateful actions and attacks are heart wrenching to see. Equally heartbreaking is knowing this will happen again… Why.

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Brunt-FCA-285 t1_jayojun wrote

At best, she had latent racist tendencies that she kept pretty well-contained until the stressors in her life made containment impossible and brought those characteristics to the surface.

I wonder why we haven’t classified racism as a personality disorder, much like sociopathy or BPD. Viewing other human beings as lesser and having no sympathy for them seems to fit the bill.

EDIT: this, of course, wouldn’t make being a bigot excusable in any way, shape, or form. But it sure would be nice if we found out that some people’s brain pathways were susceptible to forming racist thoughts thanks to some chemical imbalance, which, in turn might mean a literal cure for racism. I’m probably dreaming, but I would much rather that than continue to see it fester onward with the procreation of children who are “raised” by the shittiest of people.

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