Maybe this isn’t such a bad development.

I mean, maybe it should be asinine, but in 2016 in America (and really most other first world countries to) it isn’t.

I mean, he did talk about an international cabal of bankers a few days ago ... so, it’s really hard to say how far we are from him being openly anti-Semitic.

the perfect guy sent from God and from central casting to be the vicious guy we needed to save America, save capitalism, fight the Clinton crime cartel and save Christianity from these vicious, vicious people. They’re terrible, dirty people and a nice guy could have never won this war. Only a dirty player could win…

That’s all just a spin game that has been played at the conclusions of practically any labor negotiation that had a real news profile ever.

Oh I agree about strangers and babies, without question. The only times I didn’t worry about it is when my kid was reaching for someone (say they were dangling off my shoulder or the person was walking by) and the person responded with a gentle touch or something similar.

No one, regardless of age, relationship, position in society, has the right force physical contact onto anyone else. That you argue so strongly that some people do, well, you must be a giant fucking scumbag with zero empathy and probably a history of making people really uncomfortable.

But ultimately they negotiated a deal that is pretty close to what the workers want.

Ummmm, yes really. Workers are valuable. But that value does have some upward limit, and there are frequently alternatives that can be considered if the workers negotiate for something that is above that upward limit. In the case of a place like Harvard, there are no owners, but Harvard’s management still has a…

For the moment. It wouldn’t be the most shocking thing if, say, those health insurance premium increases Harvard is going to pick up the tab on become large enough that a few years down the road we get to revisit this whole discussion when that becomes a possibility.

Now, the humor is lumpy and forced and the quick wit I remember is nowhere to be found. Also, any endearing appeal of these two very thin women constantly eating inordinate amounts of garbage food has worn all the way off.

So?

Naw, telling your kid they don’t have to shake hands is silly absolutism.

You’re welcome to think that, but it really has little to do with me alone and more to do with how I know all the other people you are going to be dealing with will perceive it.

I get that typically in these comment sections we prefer to deal in extreme absolutes, but lets try not to for a second.

But the way we learn things is via repetition and cues when we’re younger, and again, what you want to do is teach them “good” and “bad” touching in context.

I’m sure the author would say she isn’t pushing “every touch is bad”, but that’s the problem with kids.

So we are analogizing handshakes to women’s suffrage, now? On a feminist website?

Yes, because, you know, the best way to help your child avoid abuse is to tell them that gramma wanting a hug is weird or abnormal.

I mean, it could be as simple as money, but reality rarely is that simple and really that’s a weak answer considering how bad this has been for Subway’s reputation.