True Left

Children vs Western infrastructure:



Anyone on the side of Western infrastructure (e.g. Watson) is part of the problem. To me this is the feel-good story of the day.

And from the comments:

Stories about those kids sound exactly like kids I had to deal with on a flight from Turkey.  Parents letting them smear the in-flight meals on the backs of the seats and windows, running up and down the aisles screaming non-stop, even grabbing me when I was trying to sleep. I was extremely tired after a 12 hour stopover, and after a few hours of this crap, I finally complained to a flight attendant, and she just gave me this appalled/shocked look and said, "sir! They are children!"  As if that made it alright.  It's the normal attitude in so many of those countries in the region, disciplining children is completely unheard of.  I know because the flight was my escape from a teaching contract in a neighboring country-- every day I'd come home with a searing headache, non-stop screaming and chaos at the school, every single day. Co-teachers said the same thing, "James, come on, they are children."

The parts in bold are why we have to win this war.

(It goes without saying that James should not be allowed to teach. Anyone want to try doxxing him?)