• halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    The reality of living in this country is a factor. Not everyone is in a position financially to quit their job and probably blacklisted from their industry.

    We do not have an adequate social safety net in this country. To be able to make principled stands without having to worry about your future prospects, you’d have to be independently wealthy, like the fuckers doing this shit. And that’s entirely by design with the policies they’ve made happen over the last 60+ years. Over a quarter of this country lives paycheck to paycheck now, that will include a lot of federal employees.

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        25 days ago

        Ah, so a couple questions to see if you’re just a fucking idiot that thinks idealism can be reality, or if you’re even relevant to the conversation.

        1. Are you American or otherwise working in the United States currently?
        2. If so, how long would you be able to survive if you were to be fired or quit and not be able to work in your same industry? Meaning you would be starting off in an entry level role probably in unskilled labor, because most government workers aren’t in charge, they’re working desk jobs to make things function or doing some sort of inspection work, neither of which usually need college educations.
        3. If you’re not American, your opinion on this honestly means very little here since you do not have experience with working in the US.