Jill 31,812 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 At a rally in Derry, New Hampshire on Monday, per the Washington Post’s Dave Weigel, Biden talked about how unemployed miners and coal workers who have lost their jobs in recent years can find “jobs of the future” if they “learn to program.” Referencing his role in a Barack Obama-era programming skills initiative in schools, Biden commented that “Anybody who can go down 3000 feet in a mine can sure as hell learn to program as well... Anybody who can throw coal into a furnace can learn how to program, for God’s sake!”. Source: https://gizmodo.com/biden-to-coal-miners-learn-to-code-1840735758 Can you be any more separated from reality Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 31,812 Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Just so you all know: even if a run of the mill coal miner actually DECIDES to learn to code, even though he might be literally starving and may have an entire family to maintain, entry positions in tech require a whole lot of programming knowledge. Like, you can't imagine how much. Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,844 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Most communities with coal mines are small areas don't even have tech jobs The idea that u can simply switch careers like nothing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoshLife 17,019 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Every democrat talks about transitioning coal mining communities into the newer, cleaner economy. For what it's worth, in the conversations I've had with Building Trades Union workers, they do NOT see "solar panel installer" as a just transition from fossil fuel jobs like oil/gas pipefitting, which require a high degree of training if you're participating in a certified apprenticeship program. As usual, Biden could phrase things better. But he truly believes that there is a future for our nation's coal miners, and we all know that getting them there is an important and complicated policy challenge of the 21st century. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Iowa is 35 days away. This race is now a 2 way between Biden and Bernie. Throw your support behind Bernie to stop this mess from becoming the nominee. He will get steam rolled by Trump. Also before Liz fans come at me, I like her but shes back to polling at a solid 3rd, far from the top 3. It’s time to switch. As for Buttigieg fans, he can’t be the nominee with 0% african american support. Hes basically just running to be a spoiler in Iowa (a state thats 90% white) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 31,812 Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, Arturo said: Iowa is 35 days away. This race is now a 2 way between Biden and Bernie. Throw your support behind Bernie to stop this mess from becoming the nominee. He will get steam rolled by Trump. Also before Liz fans come at me, I like her but shes back to polling at a solid 3rd, far from the top 3. It’s time to switch. As for Buttigieg fans, he can’t be the nominee with 0% african american support. Hes basically just running to be a spoiler in Iowa (a state thats 90% white) It's worse if you take into account a possible Biden/some Republican ticket. That would be an easy win for Trump and I'm worried for the integrity of the Democratic party if that scenario ever happens. Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En_Sabah_Nur 9,366 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, Lionel Hutz said: It's worse if you take into account a possible Biden/some Republican ticket. That would be an easy win for Trump and I'm worried for the integrity of the Democratic party if that scenario ever happens. Doubtful! That hasn’t happened since Lincoln, with disastrous results after he was killed! Smh Egypt. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 31,812 Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 minute ago, En_Sabah_Nur said: Doubtful! That hasn’t happened since Lincoln, with disastrous results after he was killed! Smh Biden himself said he would consider it so I don't think it is that doubtful. Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumours 45,521 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Inb4 he thinks C++ stands for “extra extra coal” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromaticunt 5,529 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Look at the silly politicians making out like you can just stroll into a programming job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsTommyBitch 12,640 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Transitions are necessary, but its possible to make this message w.o sounding so tone deaf and using language that we literally know offends workers because we've used it in the past A Gaffe? or just Joe being Joe? 私自身もこの世の中も誰もかれもが, どんなに華やかな人生でも, どんなに悲惨な人生でも, いつかは変貌し, 破壊され、消滅してしまう. すべてがもともとこの世に存在しない一瞬の幻想なのだから Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En_Sabah_Nur 9,366 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 20 minutes ago, ItsTommyBitch said: Transitions are necessary, but its possible to make this message w.o sounding so tone deaf and using language that we literally know offends workers because we've used it in the past A Gaffe? or just Joe being Joe? Just Joe being Joe! That’s what people seem to like nowadays. Someone who “Tells It Like It Is”, plane and simple. Look at who’s in the White House now.... 🙄😒 Egypt. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En_Sabah_Nur 9,366 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 51 minutes ago, Lionel Hutz said: Biden himself said he would consider it so I don't think it is that doubtful. He also said he couldn’t think of any republicans either when he said that. Egypt. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickens in Malibu 7,873 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 His message is true. But the way he conveyed it is ****. Soon AI will be doing these mining jobs. The U.S economy is becoming a knowledge economy. The demand is shifting towards more scientific jobs such as coding. So honestly if I'm young and still have the chance to learn something that can help me in the future, I'd do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltlmnstr 2,771 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 And Biden just shot himself in the foot Hillary ignored Bill when he said to win was to appeal to the Rust Belt And the rust belt all flipped in favor for Trump You don’t piss off Blue Collar workers. They literally are the backbone of society. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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