I understand that. Could still check out which trade schools are available; look up the gender ratio for that trade to see how Dudes™ the vibe is likely to be, and avoid any trade that has a residential service aspect.
Assuming you're in the US because I don't know about elsewhere, you could check if there are any union trade schools in your area?
Sometimes they'll pay for your schooling and you'll have a paying job as an apprentice right off the bat. In my area, depending on the trade, they don't care too much about resumes or work history.
As long as you're able to do a short interview, perform the job, pass a drug test, and pass your classes, you're set. It can be hard work, but definitely something to look into.
I played it all, definitely not libertarian cringe. I really enjoyed the story, although it's not Marxist Theory: The Soulslike or anything.
It... doesn't run great on Switch. Crashed multiple times, glitched in a frustrating way during one of the first boss fights, just felt kinda janky at points, had to restart it when it slowed down too much to play. But if that doesn't sound like it'd bother you too much, definitely go for it. I enjoyed it a lot once I embraced the jank.
"Actually, Judas? Not so great when it comes to deals. Not so great. Thirty pieces, folks. Thirty pieces of silver! Not gold, not good. Gave 'em Jesus, didn't get enough. I would've gotten gold. A lotta gold. Probably more."
Love this film. I watch it with my friends every New Year's Eve now.
All good points to consider. Mostly the first and last ones; if possible, I’d prefer to minimize any conflict while still wearing the shirt I like. I definitely don’t think I’m gonna be converting anyone. Maybe I should just wear it at home and be happy with that.
It’s a pretty cute shirt, and I definitely look good in it. People usually stop me in the street to compliment my fashion, this look just happens to be Stalin-themed.
I’ll be going with a few friends who’re communists and they’ll definitely find it pretty funny.
Despite my shirt, I plan on being on being as normal as possible. So I’ll skip the large spoon jokes. Thanks for the alternative anecdote!
Walking around the party with a mug that says “Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee you’ve read Parenti’s Blackshirts and Reds.”
Good point! I definitely plan on enjoying myself.
I’m not planning on getting into any arguments or debates while I’m there, but I’d like to brush up on my anti-USSR/-Stalin propaganda just in case someone wants to make a big deal out of it.
I’m not concerned about defending Stalin (the winds of history don’t need my help) but it could be an opportunity to get some bystanders to question their understanding of history.
So feel free to post all your quotations, sources, debunks, dunks, rhetoric, etc. as long as it’s at least tangentially related to Stalin/the USSR.
I choose to believe the rest of the Star Wars canon is in-universe lib fan fiction: “oh, if the good Jedi could just get rid of the evil Emperor, we could fix the Empire and everything would be fine again,” etc.
The events in Andor are the only things that actually happened in-universe. And maybe Rogue One.
Yes, I’m just salty I didn’t get a link reply in the historic thread. But I wanted to commemorate it anyway.
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