You’ve proved my point. If they need scare tactics to survive, and it’s not at all surprising when they resort to them, then something isn’t right. My brother is now out of shift work and is a salaried employee, not because of the union but because he worked hard. Its a novel concept I know.

My brother was working at an oil refinery Texas a fee years back and got wrapped up in the nationwide refinery workers strike. He was paying union dues but didn’t agree with the reasons for the strike (at his refinery the union was asking for exclusive rights to perform almost all work inside the refinery, which is…

There was an underlying bias and clear disagreement with Musk’s statements throughout your exchange, to me it read as if it was titled “We talked to Elon Musk and he’s full of shit”.

The boom in the Permian Basin would disagree with you.

This guy gets it

I’m failing to see how the government allowed him to make those millions. And the anthem isn’t honoring our government, it’s honoring our country. I’m conservative and have no problem with him protesting in this manner, to ensenuate some sort of double standard here is a bit of a stretch.

This. Baylor’s current arsenal of coaches are perfect for that school. Holier than thou, convinced that everyone is out to get them, and will do anything to win. I thought the Christian way was to turn the other cheek, not turn a blind eye.

It’s not just that Baylor’s system didn’t prepare him, he’s was so terrified of contact in college that any pressure forced him to panic. He has no pocket awareness and can’t take a hit without leaving himself exposed. He’ll be out of the league in a few years.

Baylor has a history of shepherding athletes with domestic violence issues. LaceDarius Dunn broke his girlfriends jaw a few years ago and all he got was a short suspension. As soon as she was convinced not to press charges he was back with the team. Didn’t hurt they were in the stretch run for an NCAA tourney berth.