DEI COSTS LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS. IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST SCAMS TO BE PRESENTED AND ACTED UPON. FROM BOEING TO NASA WE SEE THE RESULTS

DEI Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

https://rumble.com/v67qt4y-the-dangers-of-dei.-were-reaping-the-harvest.html

 From Affirmative Action to DEI, the seeds of our destruction.

Long ago Affirmative Action [now largely DEI] reared its ugly head.  Granted, the US Supreme Court recently ruled affirmative action programs unconstitutional and therefore illegal.  Still many firms and government agencies refuse to abandon the practice.  What really hurts here is that, despite the bigotry of DEI, Americans are largely ignorant of just how much damage these insidious policies have caused.

Racial resentment is exacerbated when a person is hired not for his or her qualifications but for color, sex, disability, etc.  When applying for home loans [a disappearing thing] a disproportionate number of Blacks are still approved and an even more disproportionate number of non-blacks are disapproved.  Under HUD affirmative action policies, there are quotas set for approving black home buyers as opposed to non-black.

Quotas still exist for home loan approvals for blacks.  Now, there’s only just so much money to go around, but under myriad programs administered by HUD it’s still spread on a 50/50 basis.  How does a 50/50 split apply to a group that only occupies 12% of the population.

Do you see the problem here?  Young first-time homebuyers are either approved or disapproved with a formula that prioritized the color of their skin.  Government programs favor well over 50% of their applications from blacks and many programs are reserved exclusively for black Americans.

When government or corporate America bestows unfair advantage and blessings on one race over any other it breeds a resentment that is understandable.  From government jobs at all levels to college scholarships to small business loans and more, the affirmative action policies of the past 50plus years have gone a long way toward keeping blacks and non-blacks at each others’ throats.

Move up to today, and to Boeing Aircraft and NASA.  Their affirmative action, now dubbed DEI, more than contributed to a number of aircraft failures and loss of human life.  Boeing’s 737s seem most susceptible to manufacturing defect.  A closer look at the plants where the 737s are assembled shows a hugely disproportionate DEI staff.  A Space Force investigation showed over 86 Boeing employees who were hired to perform jobs and duties for which they were obviously unqualified.  Their investigation of NASA showed a whopping 114 employees hired to perform tasks way above their capability or qualification.

Why are we still doing this?  Why don’t we stand up and let the government know that we don’t owe American blacks a damned thing!  Neither apology, special status, or financial reparations are owed.  Slavery has been gone for over 150 years so get over it!

Why don’t Americans stand up and let the handicapped and otherwise crippled either mentally or physically, that we don’t ‘owe’ them a damned thing?  Out of decency we should leave parking spaces closest to businesses and government buildings open for them.  But it’s wrong to make it law.  That’s DEI.  It’s wrong when what ‘should be courtesy’ is shoved down our throats as a regulation or even law.  It’s a case of, “Be courteous or pay a fine.”

We don’t ‘owe’ people with severely disabling conditions jobs for which they aren’t fully qualified.  We don’t ‘owe’ them anything except the respect we give to anyone so disadvantaged.

It’s gone from the ridiculous to the sublime.  Television, motion pictures, print media and on and on have surrendered to DEI.  Good luck finding a television commercial without a black principle character.  Yes, blacks do make up nearly 12% of the nation’s population but DEI casts them in over 87% of broadcast television advertising.  In some ads it’s so obviously pandering to blacks; I’m surprised black Americans aren’t complaining about it!

https://rumble.com/v67qt4y-the-dangers-of-dei.-were-reaping-the-harvest.html

 

YOU SHOULDN'T TRY AND JUDGE FROM A HEADLINE OR SOUNDBITE. FOR GOD'S SAKE GROW UP!

YOU REALLY CAN’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

https://rumble.com/v67dp64-misleading-media-headlines-are-a-travesty-of-trust.html

Today’s media is eager to judge life itself, and you jackasses go along with it.

How many times must the media cry wolf before you realize it’s a bunch of crap!  Here’s yet another example, although revisited from years ago, of what the media is capable of.

I’m Max, and that’s the way I see it!

 

HOW STAFF OF 4077 MASH WOULD BE DEALT WITH IN A 'REAL WORLD' SCENARIO WITH ME AS COMMANDING OFFICER.

HOW A COMMANDER SHOULD HAVE TREATED

PEOPLE OF THE MASH 4077

https://rumble.com/v67124v-what-a-commanding-officer-in-a-real-mash-unit-would-do-with-the-4077.html

Despite their stellar record of saving lives, there are certain staff members to deal with.

Let’s start here:

● Corporal Walter ‘Radar’ O’Rielly:  As company clerk his performance went beyond the necessary to the stellar more than once.  As commander I would have promoted him to Sergeant with meritorious recommendation and appointed him an assistant, probably Corporal Klinger in the beginning.  I would have put him up for the Bronze Star on a number of occasions.  Also, I would force others such as Majors Houlihan and Burns to treat him with the respect due a non-commissioned officer.  The same goes for all officers and subordinates.

● Corporal Maxwell ‘Max’ Klinger:  Understanding and working with his quirks, I would have him on a short leash and under the command of Corporal O’Rielly.  I would allow his dalliances into the abnormality of his ‘Section 8’ behavior.  I’d have ‘Radar’ award him a few 36-hour passes from time to time to keep his spirits up.  Along with this would be a distinct understanding that if he deserted I would do everything in my power to see him in Leavenworth Military Prison.

● Major Frank ‘Ferret Face’ Burns:  His continued bad behavior and reporting every misadventure to HQ would not be tolerated.  I’d let him know that a morals charge could always earn him a dishonorable discharge and I would file the charges myself.  As a married man making out with another officer [Major Houlihan] he’d be in a very bad place.

Furthermore, I’d let him know from the beginning that the 1^st time he went over my head, violating the chain of command, I’d have him transferred to the farthest battalion aid station I could shoehorn him into.

● Major “Hot Lips” Houlihan:  This woman is a slut, plain and simple, and has slept with half the command staff in Korea.  Her disloyalty to me as commanding officer would go only as far as the first time she either went over my head for some bullshit reason or if she encouraged her paramour, Frank Burns, to do likewise.  She’d find herself working in a battalion aid station as far from Frank Burns as possible.

● Captains Hunnicutt and MacIntyre:  As foils for the barbs and idiotic platitudes of Captain Pierce, their behaviour would have to be brought in check.  I realize that their more insane antics are always due to Captain Pierce’s influence.  I would put these guys in a tent other than that of Pierce in order to minimize Pierce’s influence.  They were both good surgeons and valuable assets providing minimal trouble in pursuit of their duties.

● Captain “Hawkeye” Pierce:  His juvenile and tiresome behavior wouldn’t go very far with me.  His continued poor choices would have him ejected from the army post haste.  I would not tolerate his hatred of the military, disrespect of the chain of command or his inappropriate behavior to line officers.  No, mercifully, I’d bring him up on charges of behavior unbecoming of an officer.

This is a merciful charge because I wouldn’t want to ruin his life with a felony conviction.  No, I’d let him ruin his own reputation in the civilian world.  Just returning to civilian life wouldn’t do anything to soften his mental illness.  He is a good surgeon but has a grossly inflated sense of greatness.  Replacing him with a surgeon of equal quality wouldn’t be nearly as difficult as he thought.

Disobey me once, shame on you.  Do it again, shame on me.

There are no others whose behavior or demeanor would warrant any drastic action.  The unit could be preserved and operate with its uncommon success with these changes and might just run a little better.

I’m Max, and that’s the way I see it!

 

A BIG TOWN BODEGA IN SMALL-TOWN IDAHO!

THERE’S NOTHING AS CHARMING AS A REAL BODEGA

https://rumble.com/v66onjd-the-joys-of-the-big-city-here-in-smalltown-idaho.html

Boise has an authentic New York Style bodega and it’s quite the place.

I visited these guys about 5 years ago and I really need to go back.  It’s the best bodega I’ve seen and I’ve seen more than a few.

I’m Max, and that’s the way I see it!

 

SOME TV ADS GO WAY OVER THE TOP; TRUTH BE DAMNED!

TV ADS GO OVER THE TOP

https://rumble.com/v66cb47-when-a-deal-seems-to-good-to-be-real-...-its-probably-not-real.html

Lying is rampant, more than ever before.

 How about those television commercials for generic Viagra® and Cialis® pills?  It starts out saying, “They’re trying to close a legal loophole that lets you get generic Viagra® and Cialis® at only 87 cents a pill.”  They also claim that ordering and getting your medication can be done in just 2 minutes.  This raises questions:

● What ‘loophole’ are they talking about?  Our staff has exhausted every resource to find this ‘legal loophole’ and have come up with nothing … nada … ling … goose eggs.  It is safe to assume that this ‘legal loophole’ more than probably does not exist.

● Who are the ‘they’ that are trying to close this ‘legal loophole’?  Again, our staff has been unable to find any organized effort to shut down the sale of these drugs.  It is safe to assume that the ‘they’ who are supposedly involved in shutting down supplies of these drugs simply do not exist.

● They claim it only takes ‘2 minutes’ to get the drugs.  Again, our staff tried putting in an order and were refused.  They tried again and after about 10 minutes were ready to have the meds shipped to our address with a delivery time of 8-10 days.  It is safe to assume that, in light of the misrepresentation which in threaded throughout their advertising, this process can take much longer than the touted ‘2-minutes’.

Their price is also remarkably low.  It’s lower than any other online or television supplied generic Viagra® or Cialis®.  The next best deal we could find was $3 per pill.  Going from $3 down to 87 cents should put anyone on their guard.  If it seems too good to be true …

I’m Max, and that’s the way I see it!

 

OUR APATHY AND GREED HAVE GIVEN US THIS HOUSING CRISIS. OVERPRICED EXCEPT FOR THE UPPER 8% OF AMERICANS, HOMES COST TOO MUCH TO AFFORD!

‘SHORT SHEETED’ BY REALTORS

https://rumble.com/v65elov-the-housing-crisis-we-shot-ourselves-in-the-foot-we-still-are-....html

We’ve sown the seeds of failure and Realtors are also to blame.

The fact is that Americans have made their own beds.  They’ve been ‘short-sheeted’ by greedy realtors.  Only the very well to do or those in the protective bubble of a family trust continue to prosper.  A distinct and small minority, they never face price and interest rates like ‘real’ people do; Over 90% of wannabe home buyers.

Long ago most of us planned on buying a home more than a house.  The American Dream was a home, a family, and a car in the garage.  Houses were built to be homes, and that’s how it was not so very long ago.  That was then, this is now!  Americans now look at houses as investment vehicles rather than a home.  Where I live domestic real estate has skyrocketed over 375% in just 7 years.  This is NOT what homes are supposed to do.  Other parts of the country are much worse.

America’s unsung villains are the real estate brokers.  They’ve conspired to jack home prices as high as possible and rake in the bucks.  Their “screw those worthless home buyers.” attitude prevails.  Between listing fees and sales commissions of about 3% apiece there’s a bundle to be made just selling one typical home: Price, over a half million.

In the past realtors learned that there just weren’t enough homes in the rarified atmosphere of half a million dollars or more.  The number of reasonably priced houses outnumbered those of in the ‘upper class’ stratosphere.  Realtors’ encouraged short-term ownership, buying and selling homes as investment-vehicles.  Now that short-term ownership is ‘the way it is’ greed has brought them incredible success.  Where I live, ‘Famous Potatoes’ Country, homes typically change hands about every 6 years.

The 6-year sale is a formula for disaster for most of us because every time an owner sells a home he jacks up the price.  For home sellers, their houses have been anything but homes.  Repeat this cycle every 6 years and the price of a $150,000 home quickly becomes $620,000.  That’s how we got where we are.

Of equal concern is that, while interest rates and home prices have behaved in opposite fashion for decades, that’s no longer the case.  In days past when home prices rose, interest rates fell.  If interest rates went up, real estate prices dropped.  This ‘balance of purchase’ served 1^st-Time homeowners well, but still only delayed the inevitable.  Today the ‘balance of purchase’ is dead.  As housing prices have risen, so have interest rates.  

What you end up with is the “Mommy-Daddy Conundrum.”

https://rumble.com/v65elov-the-housing-crisis-we-shot-ourselves-in-the-foot-we-still-are-....html

Simply put.  Whereas the average home buyer 10 years ago was 31 years old, now the average home buyer is 56 years old.  This is a reflection of the fact that the older buyers probably made their money buying and reselling their homes for profit.  They can manage the new exorbitant prices for a homes.

Meanwhile young couples just starting out, or new “Mommies and Daddies” don’t have a half million in loose change and certainly cannot afford payments on a house.

An average $600,000 [ain’t that a cryin’ shame?] home bought at 6.5% fixed rate for 30 years means payments of over $3,750 a month not including taxes and insurance.  Can you sense the insanity?  By the way, good luck finding a home loan at only 6.5%!  A family must generate no less than $137,000 annually to buy a house.  That’s over $11,400 a month!  With both parents working they need to make $68,500 each.  That’s a lot of money.

It isn’t working because when you own a home there’s more than a monthly mortgage payment.  You’ve got property taxes, homeowner insurance, HOA fees, maintenance costs [things break], furnishings, utility costs, and the list goes on and on.  This sucks!

Today’s monthly rents are about 60% of monthly mortgage payments.  But when you rent you can look forward to annual rent increases.  Landlords will raise your rent until you squeak.  When you eventually move out, and you will, you can kiss any and all deposits goodbye because that’s how these bastard landlords work!  When you pay the deposits consider them a ‘fee’ or ‘gift’ because you ain’t seeing that money no more!  You leave without equity of any kind.

What this country needs is real estate reform.  Any plan to lower housing costs to reasonable and sane levels is gonna hurt the rich and upper middle income crowd.  It’ll piss off a lot of people.  It’s gotta be done anyway!  Renter’s and buyer’s strikes are just around the corner and that won’t do anybody any good!

I’m Max, and the way I see it!

 

THIS TIME IT WORKS: BETTER LATE THEN NEVER!

THIS TIME IT WORKS:  BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

History sometimes comes back to bite us in the ass … or pat us on the head.

https://rumble.com/v6529wm-better-late-than-never.-this-time-it-works.html

I am amazed at how this 2020 video would have worked for the 2024 election.  Hooray for Donald Trump!