One thing I think 99 Red Balloons does very well that I think is very recognisable from real life but rarely appears-in-music-in-particular is a certain sort of High Femme Disdain For Machismo. In particular the line "everyone's a super hero" is delivered in this way that just *drips* with contempt.

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sometimes a manuscript rejection is just a manuscript rejection

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As far as I can tell, literally every article on this quotes the same "expert" — a former estranged father who has an entire blog dedicated to absolving parents of any responsibility. He also sells $995 "consultations" where he will blame your kids for cutting you off.

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The fact that the text of his speech has been released in advance with this gratutitious insult highlighted (by his staff) as its most noteworthy element is an abject failure of judgment. It is bad politics, yes, but more than that, it is simply bad negotiation tactics.

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What is the negotiation point being made? There is none. The facts of the date of the strike escalation has been well known in advance. The causes are his decisions, and the consequences of those decisions were known to him when he made them- as they are known to him still. He chose this.

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