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« on: September 23, 2009, 11:47:51 PM »

This describes one of my co-workers. His backgrounds on his computer he has set to alternate, and they vary between women in bikinis or communist insignia.
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« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2009, 12:02:02 AM »

Most certainly.
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« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2009, 12:40:50 AM »

It's hypocritical to have Che anything.  The last thing he'd want is the commercialization of his image and ignorance of his message in favor of following him because it's trendy.
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« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2009, 12:54:25 AM »
« Edited: September 24, 2009, 12:56:07 AM by paul718 »

No.  It makes you interesting.  Like Jay-Z said, "I'm like Che Guevara with bling on...I'm complex."

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« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2009, 01:01:35 AM »

It's hypocritical to have Che anything.  The last thing he'd want is the commercialization of his image and ignorance of his message in favor of following him because it's trendy.
It does make it a lot easier to spot douchebags.
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« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2009, 01:06:57 AM »

It's hypocritical to have Che anything.  The last thing he'd want is the commercialization of his image and ignorance of his message in favor of following him because it's trendy.
It does make it a lot easier to spot douchebags.

This guy isn't a douchebag. He's awesome and very helpful to fellow employees. Spotting douchebags is easy though, just look for any shirt with Greek letters on it.
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« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2009, 02:15:22 AM »

It's hypocritical to have Che anything.  The last thing he'd want is the commercialization of his image and ignorance of his message in favor of following him because it's trendy.
It does make it a lot easier to spot douchebags.
This guy isn't a douchebag. He's awesome and very helpful to fellow employees. Spotting douchebags is easy though, just look for any shirt with Greek letters on it.

Exhibit A for the argument that ignorance is bliss.
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« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2009, 10:38:00 AM »

Not particularly, because capitalism appropriated Che's irritating image long ago.
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« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2009, 07:12:13 PM »

It's hypocritical to have Che anything.  The last thing he'd want is the commercialization of his image and ignorance of his message in favor of following him because it's trendy.

Poor, murderous Che.
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« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2009, 07:13:33 PM »

Yes.
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« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2009, 07:33:55 PM »

Of course it is.  It is also a good sign of bourgeoisie mores.  There is some vague notion of wanting to rebel against something but being too immersed in the consumer culture to really care or want to do anything about it.  Outside of the religiosity/racism, I suspect that Che probably had more in common with a Randy Weaver type than your fellow cubicle drone. 
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« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2009, 05:42:20 AM »

Its fine, though he should strive at every opportunity to sabotage the company.  If he isn't putting his money where his mouth is, he's something of a sad figure.

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« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2009, 05:54:32 AM »

Not particularly, because capitalism appropriated Che's irritating image long ago.


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« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2009, 08:53:54 AM »

Of course it is.  It is also a good sign of bourgeoisie mores.  There is some vague notion of wanting to rebel against something but being too immersed in the consumer culture to really care or want to do anything about it.  Outside of the religiosity/racism, I suspect that Che probably had more in common with a Randy Weaver type than your fellow cubicle drone. 

This. And what Earth said.
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« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2009, 09:00:46 AM »

Not particularly, because capitalism appropriated Che's irritating image long ago.

Exactly.  In fact, I was going to say it's almost the opposite of hypocritical.  Particularly if your friend wishes to create an altar to money grubbing.  But then, my guess is, he has posted Che simply because he is under the delusion that it makes him cool.
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« Reply #15 on: September 25, 2009, 10:48:25 AM »

Its fine, though he should strive at every opportunity to sabotage the company.  If he isn't putting his money where his mouth is, he's something of a sad figure.

The problem is that sabotage of the company would come at the benefit of people who are dumbs, and dumbs who are quite rude to us. That leaves us inclined to defend the company. It's psychological.

At least Apple donated money against Prop 8 though.
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« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2009, 10:01:04 PM »

Jay-Z wears a jacket with an image of Mao in his newest video.



That is Mao, isn't it?

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« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2009, 03:59:40 AM »

A Mao and Elmer Fudd mix.
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« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2009, 09:12:21 PM »

Best idea.  Keep politics out of workplaces.
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« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2009, 06:12:23 AM »

Its fine, though he should strive at every opportunity to sabotage the company.  If he isn't putting his money where his mouth is, he's something of a sad figure.

The problem is that sabotage of the company would come at the benefit of people who are dumbs, and dumbs who are quite rude to us. That leaves us inclined to defend the company. It's psychological.

At least Apple donated money against Prop 8 though.

Who now?  I mean who benefits if the company is sabotaged?  I don't really see much direct benefit for anyone, its just a chance to try to get a bit of revenge against those who are enslaving you.
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« Reply #20 on: September 28, 2009, 09:04:30 PM »

Best idea.  Keep politics out of workplaces.

Too overwhelmingly liberal at mine to matter. Several Obama posters, including one from the guy in question.

Its fine, though he should strive at every opportunity to sabotage the company.  If he isn't putting his money where his mouth is, he's something of a sad figure.

The problem is that sabotage of the company would come at the benefit of people who are dumbs, and dumbs who are quite rude to us. That leaves us inclined to defend the company. It's psychological.

At least Apple donated money against Prop 8 though.

Who now?  I mean who benefits if the company is sabotaged?  I don't really see much direct benefit for anyone, its just a chance to try to get a bit of revenge against those who are enslaving you.

Here's an example: I once got a call from some guy screaming and swearing at me like he did to the previous rep who escalated the call. He had shattered the screen on his iPhone and was told the cost to replace it. He refused to pay it. His argument was that he wasn't informed when he purchased the phone that the screen could shatter if dropped. It's tough to have sympathy for anyone THAT stupid, especially if said dumb is swearing his head off at you and just making your job a stressful mess. We all hate dumbass customers for that reason. I could've given him a replacement for free, at the expense of Apple and to his benefit. But I didn't. This guy wasn't making things pleasant for me, nor did he deserve anything for being an idiot, so why?

If customers are legitimately wronged or are polite, I'll help them out at the company's expense. But I'm never going to reward someone for being a rude, obnoxious asshole and making things more difficult for me.

Everyone should take that as advice when calling customer service or tech support by the way. You will NOT get anything special by being a giant jackass and showing "how angry you are". (Also threatening a lawsuit will never ever help you in any way. Ever. Nor will it scare the person on the other end who has heard it a thousand times. And if you actually have a legitimate claim to one, you should be talking to a lawyer, not someone in a call center.)
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« Reply #21 on: September 30, 2009, 06:24:17 PM »

Sometimes people just like that photo.

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