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bycrunchy_one ( 1047426 ) writes:
How perfectly goddamned delightful it all is, to be sure.
bytimeOday ( 582209 ) writes:
It sounds good to me. The robots are standing in for Japanese workers who were never born. They direly need to largely automate their economy or they are going to be in a world of hurt.
As for the Filipino workers being 'exploited,' this gives them an employment opportunity they didn't have before. What's bad about it? It sounds like easy work.
byKernel Kurtz ( 182424 ) writes:
I understand Japan is pretty safe, but here in North America with the rampant crime working in a convenience store is a high risk job. Granted it is typically the cashiers rather than the stockers getting robbed or killed, but perhaps this will lead to fully remote stores in the future. Bonus points if the robots have a remotely operated 12 gauge.
byskam240 ( 789197 ) writes:
I don't know which part of North America you're in but in the US said "rampant crime" is a right wing myth https://www.pewresearch.org/sh... [pewresearch.org] .
byKernel Kurtz ( 182424 ) writes:
I'm Canadian, and rampant is an absolute not relative measure. That is was more rampant in the past is of little consolation to the victims today and dismissing their concerns out of hand probably is not helping you politically there either.
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byjvkjvk ( 102057 ) writes:
You are daft. Rampant has a meaning. There is not "rampant crime" in America.
Pretty sure you are a right wing goon.
byKernel Kurtz ( 182424 ) writes:
I'm not American, and I'm not particularly right wing. I recognise people like you is why you have Trump though.
byskam240 ( 789197 ) writes:
That is was more rampant in the past is of little consolation to the victims today and dismissing their concerns out of hand probably is not helping you politically there either.
The only thing I'm dismissing is your fear mongering.
Pointing out idiots are exaggerating a problem isn't the same as diminishing those with said problem.
byKernel Kurtz ( 182424 ) writes:
Pay particular attention to the light blue violent crimes line. That is the one people care most about.
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n... [statcan.gc.ca]
byskam240 ( 789197 ) writes:
Where was this info a post ago when you were making nonsense claims of me diminishing the plight of those who are victims of crime?
Notice how I specifically pointed out I was talking about the US. Informing me that you wanted to talk about Canada would have been nice rather than going straight to character attacks.
byKernel Kurtz ( 182424 ) writes:
Actually my original post said North America. And the US certainly has more violent crime than Canada, but nonetheless crime is an election issue here in Canada still. Obviously I'm not American but as an outside observer I think crime is an election issue there too. You are certainly free to think all those voters are stupid, but I don't think that is working out well for you.
byskam240 ( 789197 ) writes:
Actually my original post said North America.
Yes, then I pointed out that in the US at least such claims don't match statistics. This is when you had your opportunity to contribute constructively to the conversation by telling me that it was different in Canada. Instead you went to nonsensical character attacks.
Obviously I'm not American but as an outside observer I think crime is an election issue there too. You are certainly free to think all those voters are stupid, but I don't think that is working out well for you.
It is and this brings us to the "fear mongering" and "right wing myth" I mentioned early. Take a look at that Pew link I posted originally. Crime is way down but the public's perception of crime is way up. In the US crime is a fabricated polit
byKernel Kurtz ( 182424 ) writes:
In the US crime is a fabricated political issue, our crime rates are quite low by historic comparison and have been for quite some time.
You have more crime than we do, and it is a significant electoral issue here. People don't care about rates or trends. If there is too much crime then that is a problem, regardless of if there was more crime yesterday. As I mentioned, people care about absolute. You can always find somewhere/something/sometime better or worse and try to use it as an excuse. I'm pretty sure I've seen you criticize people for doing just that.
So instead of saying you know crime is down but still a problem, you say its
byskam240 ( 789197 ) writes:
So let me get this straight, you think it makes sense for a problem to become a big political issue in a country while at the same time said problem is at a dramatic low point for the country? So much so that the military should be sent into cities?
byKernel Kurtz ( 182424 ) writes:
So let me get this straight, you think it makes sense for a problem to become a big political issue in a country while at the same time said problem is at a dramatic low point for the country? So much so that the military should be sent into cities?
Well no, I think the military thing is ridiculous and straight up banana republic. But crime is still on my short list of voting issues here. Actually many countries have less crime than the US, so presumably anyone in any of those places that is concerned about crime is an idiot too. At least I am in good company.
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