curl/libcurl
- LaForge because obviously
- MacDougal because she knows that isolinear chips are not toys
- Argyle because he knows that Kosinski is full of crap
- Logan because he's an arrogant dick
And her first officer, Stockholm syndrome man.
All hu-mans look alike.
Spare him his life from individuality
Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast (especially series 3 covering the French Revolution) and his The History of Rome series.
Hyperbole to emphasize the importance of following orders in battle, even if you think it's a mistake.
Ours is not to reason why; Ours is but to do and die
White noise. I bought a white noise machine years ago when I lived near a large emergency room that had ambulances going by all day every day. It really helped with the sirens, and when I moved away I kept using the machine. My brain now interprets the white noise as profound silence, and I sleep so deeply that I don't know how I ever got by without it.
Inmate firefighters are indeed inmate labor, but the issue is whether inmate firefighters are slaves. I don't think that they are, and I also think that lumping them together with other forms of inmate labor (particularly those that benefit private interests) is misleading and hyperbolic when discussing that point.
I think you're conflating the general issue of inmate labor with the particular issue of inmate firefighters.
But in this case they are volunteers. They specifically applied to the firefighting program.
There's certainly cause for discussion about the ethics, etc. but calling it slavery or involuntary servitude is hyperbole.
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Citation needed.
Well, yes, just like me and my job, they can quit. What part of that suggests slavery?
It's not involuntary, though. They have to apply for the program, and can stop if they want.
I respect it when I hear someone clearly attempting a word they've only seen written
