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Screw them and hold on to your job for as long and as hard as you can.
Sure one person fighting is nothing to a billionaire .... but a few thousand employees taking the government to court for this stupidity will definitely affect the billionaire.
Authoritarianism wins as soon as we all just give up and allow them to take control.
Over half of federal workers are unionized so if Elmo fucks around too much, he just may find out. Many government workers are getting below market rates in exchange for good benefits, security and some sense of helping the commonwealth. They did not sign up for dealing with this chucklefuck. Replacing a bunch of sysadmins, accountants, lawyers and scientists at government pay levels would be challenging.
Thats the trick… They don’t intend to replace them. This is a thinly disguised austerity measure, intended to cripple agencies to later “show” their ineffectiveness.
It's entirely possible that the richest man in the world can fuck around and still not find out.
100% this. Not only that, but if you quit you can't apply for unemployment.
You also can't resist and annoy the fascists as easily.
So you only stand for something if you get unemployment?
It's much easier to tell somebody else to sacrifice than do it yourself isn't it?
WTF Indeed, yes it's more impressive to stand for something if you are willing to sacrifice your whole life, be willing to live on the streets etc...
Fact is there's not that many people that can do that. There's no safety nets in this country, losing your job isn't just the possibility of having to move to a smaller house, it's the possibility of begging friends and family to stay with them, as the bottom rung of employment isn't even enough to afford a 1 bedroom apartment, and that's of course assuming only you are the one to pay that price, IE wife, kids who need college etc...
Godwin time here, as much as everyone wants to say they'd be the person who hid jews in their attic in ww2, reality is while you can applaud those who did, you can't really look down on those who didn't. The risks of completely ruining not just your own life, but the lives of those who you care the most about, to save complete strangers, is not a decision that is ever a given for anyone to make.
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.
This just means you don't stand for anything but your address.
I'm finding I have even less support and sympathy for those in DC than I thought. They need hardship.
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.
Most of that user's comments have been removed (with good reason), so I'm guessing they're just a troll (aka an idiot).
Deleted not removed. It's like saying a Reddit account is meaningless because most of the comments were deleted.
Lol, a quick scroll shows they were removed by mods, so nice try
Former J1+H1 counterexample right here.
I shortened the last sentence. The 1st point literally covers that type of scenario.
But that's cool. Taking things out of context on purpose to manufacture a point is literally what the internet does best.
These are people choosing their home over their principles.
Some of us have children who depend on us.
Yes they do, and they see that you stand for nothing.
Politely, wtf is wrong with you? You actually think risking homelessness with kids is the better option?
It depends on who is employing you. You want that as your boss? You want your kids to see that as your boss?
Why are you lying about me? You know nothing about me.
What you saw was this:
Everything else came from your fevered imagination.
FWIW I went off on dude on your behalf lol
Thank you.
They don't know the people you are conversing with. You're creating some strange narrative in your own brain and projecting it against the world.
Do you have a family? Kids? Anyone you are responsible for? Would you be so flippant about making them homeless?
Okay you're one of those people. This conversation is pointless. Have a good day.
What even is your point here? My reading: "Ooh look how tough you are, see how you feel when you lose your job!"
I'm not sure what you missed there
Court costs and being out of work are both fun. But, as it turns out, personal justice is way less important than the food/clothing/shelter triumvirate the money can fund instead of legal fights.
And what's why musk will win.
The government is going to round them up soon enough.