Synthetic Quotes From Across the United States
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The organizer has lived on the road since 2000, working as a construction laborer and carpenter up and down both coasts and throughout the interior. The party line served up by the thought steering industry is horseshit casserole, and the people either know it outright or have a deep sense that something is very wrong. Hear them as they "Tell It Like It Is"!
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Joe: "Recession? That's the party line. We need to get real. The United States is sliding into third world economic status." |
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Sam: "I can't concentrate at work. My wife... Her office "mate"... It's just driving me crazy." |
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Ed: "I like to work and am a skilled engineer. But at the office, it's 10% production and 90% bullshit. |
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Pete: "Concentrate on building a product? The income tax forces me to invest in real estate. I lost more money on my home last quarter than I'll make all year at work. I fall asleep thinking about the city council agenda and the local economy, not about product design!" |
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Joe: "There is something very wrong with our economic system. But what can we do about it?" |
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Bill: "I don't have time to do anything about anything. Layoffs are coming at work, and we're all doing the 'cover thine ass' scramble." |
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Sharon: "I manage a software engineering group. It's really two groups. The women connect, they build consensus. For the men, its all about winning/losing, with every man for himself." |
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"I never played with dolls or dreamed of marrying Prince Charming or of being a mommy. Making a home? That's not who I am. Men have their uses, but I'm no one's dependent!" |
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Luz: "George came home drunk last night... See these bruises... Do you think I should leave him?" |
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Vivian: "When I was young, I could get anything with a smile. My schmuck husband didn't have a clue. Let me tell you, I had some great sex; just not with him!" |
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Marsha: "I'm an at-home wife and mother. It's so boring and lonely. The neighborhood women are gone all day, wrapped up in their jobs, in a different world." |
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Gwen: "I'm home with young children. Bill just lost his job, and the sparkle in his eyes is gone. I don't know him anymore; he won't tell me anything. I'm scared..." |
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Sharon: "At work, I have authority and am respected. At home, it's an unending stream of little put downs by a weak, insecure man who's life is going nowhere." |
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"It's not working out. We never wanted children. Now we don't even want sex, with each other, anyways. What has happened to all of the men? Where did all of the good ones go?" |
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Joe: "How can the United States be strong if we cannot even produce a can opener that works?" |
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Sam: "Building kickass products that people worldwide want to buy, products that 'come out swinging', is work for Men." |
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Ed: "My Chinese competitor doesn't need to pussyfoot around building consensus while asking, "Pretty please, with sugar on top?". He just says, "Do it.", and it gets done. 100% production. 0% bullshit. |
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"Then he goes home to a warm clean home, respectful and happy children, and a good meal prepared by a competent wife who loves him and honors his authority." |
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"I come home to a cold, dark, silent place. My 'wife', a trial lawyer, doesn't want children. It's not a woman; it's a man with tits!" |
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"We don't have sex anymore. Not real sex. Not the 'I love you; let's make a family' kind of sex. My gun is only loaded with blanks. What's the point?" |
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Bill: "I can't be a Man either at work or at home. But I'm drawing the line. This globally warmed Hell will freeze over before I will take orders from a female boss." |
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Sam: "Put me on a crew of men. Let me work as men work. Let me cuss like a sailor and sing baudy limericks and of heroes past and present with my brothers. Give me sweat, muscle, a paycheck, and honor at home. I will give you Production, and together, we shall Kick Ass." |