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To a point, there is a reason why I don't wear on my sleeve some of my beliefs be them political, social, economical, or whatever. Morally, ethically, fill-in-
by drdeadringer 9y ago
To a point, there is a reason why I don't wear on my sleeve some of my beliefs be them political, social, economical, or whatever.
Morally, ethically, fill-in-the-blank, there is a variety of spectrums I am happy to hold my tongue on until my personal limit is reached. Yes, it varies on any given range. I'm not sure it's fair. No, it's not consistent because I'm Human; don't sue me.
> "Not being political" in the workplace is a political stance in itself
I agree. I don't know why this is necessarily wrong. Maybe I like the current political stance, whatever that is. If any one of us thinks it's wrong, we can act and speak and accept accordingly.
- jakebasile 9y agoI'm disagreeing with the premise that because someone doesn't speak up, they must agree with the status quo. These things don't follow. They simply don't disagree enough to risk whatever they would be risking by speaking up.
- aaronbrethorst 9y agoPerhaps ‘implicitly support’ is the better phrase to use than support. But: “Qui tacet consentiret”
- edmccard 9y ago>I'm disagreeing with the premise that because someone doesn't speak up, they must agree with the status quo What do you think about the notion of "the standard you walk past is the standard you accept?" >They simply don't disagree enough to risk whatever they would be risking by speaking up. That would make sense under some fantastical rule that exlcuded speech (or silence) from being political whenever "risk" is involved; but deciding to speak or be silent based on a risk/reward tradeoff is still a political decision.
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