I … look at them. There is no actual thinking that occurs. If it is 9:22 then it is 9:22. If it is 9:23 then it is 9:23. I understand your question, but if the trailing side of the minute hand is not yet even with or past the plane of the upcoming minute, then it remains the previous minute.
I will not.
Don’t fuck him.
My undergraduate degree was in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Since it was an interdisciplinary degree, the actual content was dependent on my interests and what was available at the university at the time. I studied a lot of American Imperialism Post-9/11, Middle Eastern Politics, and the general foundations of terrorism as a political tool. Add in some Liberation Theology, Economics of the Military Industrial Complex, and a deep dive into the ethics of Just and Unjust Wars, and the end result is that I know a bit about this area. It’s all academic and I would be useless for anything other than soft-target terrorism on a very small scale.
Okay, that was a bad example on my part.
You can’t really volunteer to be a terrorist. You have to know somebody. At some point, that person will bring you in after talking with others in the group. While you may know that someone in your circles is a terrorist, they will not speak with you about it unless they have zero operational security. If they do speak about it, they are an asset, not a terrorist.
Once you are brought in, you are not brought in as a terrorist. You are brought in as a person sympathetic to their cause who is willing to help by completing small tasks. Over time, these tasks become larger, more illegal, and the information that you would know about the network becomes more in depth.
The hard truth is, that unless you are running a cell or the movement, you are never really a terrorist. You are a disposable asset that can be used by terrorists to further their own ends. Sort of in the way that cheering for the Chiefs doesn’t make you a football player. Sure, you have the gear and you know the talking points, you may even inspire others to similar action, but when push comes to shove, you will be cut off without a second thought. This is similar to how many intelligence agencies treat their assets.
If you were to go the lone wolf route and carry out an action in the name of a specific terrorist group, you would still not be a terrorist. You would be someone who was radicalized by the terrorist group.
Finally, no self-respecting terrorist group will refer to themselves as a terrorist group. Their cause is always righteous and those in power have eliminated all acceptable courses to express their grievances.
Well, in 5 years he will have either heard it from you or heard it from his friends.
Also, holy shit, this is tough one. Sex work is legitimate work, but his friends, primarily young men, are not going to be cool about this; especially if there are lap dances involved. On the other hand, it keeps food in the pantry and heat in house.
If it were me, then I would rather here it from my mom than from my friends. In addition to maintaining an honest relationship with your son, this also protects you. Men are pretty fucked up and it is not a stretch to imagine that your sons’ friends or their fathers could use the threat of telling your son about your night work as the basis for sexual exploitation. At the very least, it would draw some dads’ attention your way that would cause nothing but problems. Consider explaining how much of your income is derived from stripping and then explain what it pays for. Be ready for him to suggest alternative occupations with knowledge about what your finances would look like if you switched. This will help him understand the why behind your work and allow him to arm up on return-fire jokes.
These types of jokes would, of course, be crass, and aimed at either the unfuckability of other kids’ moms or at their dads’ priorities; for example, their dad is willing to pay for his college but not their own sons’?
Additionally, this whole conversation may be a net positive for his personal views on porn, having a humanizing effect on the woman that he would otherwise see as objects. Life is hard and people do what they can. It’s a weird facet of our culture that sex work is so readily consumed AND so readily looked down on.
Finally, and this is speculative at best, with the GOP pushing a federal anti-porn bill through the house and senate, strip clubs may see an increase in foot traffic, thereby increasing both your income and your likelihood of your son finding out. It may, also, make this line of work illegal and therefore more dangerous.
All of this is for consideration and, unfortunately, none of this answers your question directly. Truly, this is an ethical dilemma for the ages. To tell or not to tell?
Please do everything in your power to establish your country independent from the US. We have no say in how our government functions, and they are hellbent on turning every other country into a vassal state.
If we get out of line, we are incarcerated into a system where we can then be used as slave labor (13th Constitutional Amendment) if we are not killed outright (police officers and qualified immunity). Even if we don’t do anything wrong, we can still be stopped and have our assets seized by the police (civil asset forfeiture).
Please, don’t come here, and don’t let us leave.
I remember that post.
I remember thinking that about a gigabit hard drive that I ordered from Gateway. I specifically thought, “There is no way that I can ever use all of this.”
Flip it. Donald Trump has been beaten a man in an election.
Exceptionally. Exceptionally fucked up.
We have that. It’s books.
That’s Greg.
I can under the bleachers if that makes it better.
Can I just ogle the nice lady in peace?
They’re the same thing.
True. I called a junk hauling agency and they showed up and did the work. There was a tipping option at the end.