Sunday, January 22, 2017

This and That

I've followed Ronni Bennett's Time Goes By for years.  My favorite weekly post is Interesting Things and the following video is a great example of how the narrowness of some laws that can become self-defeating.  
"This is a video about what happened when the U.S. Department of Labor stepped in to enforce their employment regulations against piece workers in a retirement home.
It was produced last year by students in The Academy of Integrated Humanities and New Media (AIM), a two-year film program for juniors and seniors at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California, which happens to be my alma mater,"  writes Ronni.


  Amazing the millions of women who marched--peacefully--yesterday!

11 comments:

  1. It WAS interesting and surprising and sad. We walked in Chicago yesterday..too many people showed up...more than the permit allowed. Did you hear it ended early? Well, chalk that up to what you have heard about the Chicago Police department only responding to emergencies. The powers that be were probably scared they would not be able to handle an out of control crowd. We sent a message that I am sure Drumpf heard and chooses to ignore. I refuse to type his name correctly. My personal protest.
    xx, Carol

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  2. Too often America gets it so wrong about they very young and our elders. The government is BY the people and FOR the people. When did "they" stop hearing that? One size does not fit all. The law is meant to bend, and flex, and change, and grow with the people. God help us some more, please? :D

    Thanks for this.

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    1. And people need to be able to use their skills and feel useful. Maybe some adjustments can be made. I know that piece work was terribly abused in sweatshops early in the 1900's, and I don't know how much Sarah Oliver was paying for piecework, but it doesn't really sound if her workers were doing it strictly for money--more for a sense of purpose. Laws may not be meant to be flexible, but justice does require a flexible approach, doesn't it?

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  3. Yes, it was startling to read about what was going on. I never hear about these things until afterwards!

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    1. I was surprised at how widespread the marches were. A dramatic statement for the rights of women and for human rights in general.

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  4. The march was amazing. If I was younger and braver I would have been there!!! I hope there are others throughout the year!!

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    1. Not all of these women agree on all of the issues, but what a great show strength and unity!

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  5. I guess I will be in the minority here on the issue of the protests. I started out hating Trump. I have changed my mind. I am hopeful he will make GOOD changes. It does sadden me that we don't seem to be a United states anymore. But I also support the right and freedom to protest-it is a fought for right, and a beautiful part of this country.

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    1. :) I love the way women have come together in support of what they believe in, but even among all of those millions of women there were philosophical disagreements. It is sad that so many people are choosing sides instead of seeking a middle ground. It reminds me of playground duty with kids who have not yet learned to control their mouths or their opinions in a courteous way. Hopefully, both sides will try more respectful and thoughtful means of discussing issues. The women who marched on Saturday were quite different from the appalling crowd violence during the inauguration. I have no sympathy with that kind of behavior from anyone. I'm in a minority, too, Debra--with the exceptions of my daughters, most of my family are very conservative. We were all still able to discuss our differences at Christmas. :) No one injured, but the differences in opinion were evident!

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  6. Whether I agree with the politics or not, I am proud of the fact that people have the right to express their opinions in our country. However, all protests or demonstrations should be lawful and respective of others' rights and property. People seem to think that destruction brings attention. Well it may, but then the story becomes the destruction, not the march or protest. To me the march over the weekend was all about wearing offensive costumes and carrying rude signs. I could not tell you one point of the march--unless it was just hatred of Trump. The disorganization and chaos seems to have taken centerstage and moved the spotlight off the point.

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