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My argument is that considering you are entitled to take action as you see fit and justifying it by you not getting results in other ways is NOT a useful or sus
by close04 8y ago
My argument is that considering you are entitled to take action as you see fit and justifying it by you not getting results in other ways is NOT a useful or sustainable approach and as such it's not a helpful advice.
From the original poster:
> If you want to make a political statement as ordinary citizen these days you need to do something with real measurable impact.
i would add "maybe refrain from breaking the law". Encouraging people to take matters into their own hands is pretty much the worst advice you could give them. Not only will that not really change much (unless we're talking about a full blown revolution like overturning communism) but it will also put them in trouble. Who do you think will suffer more? Amazon? Or the guys who have to show up at the next employer as "those people that will sabotage your company whenever they consider it appropriate"?
> the numerous laws Amazon violated
But you're not willing to wait for the court to decide the matter.
> Amazon is very likely to face a lawsuit in court and lose--the French are extremely protective of labor rights.
If the expectation is that Amazon will lose anyway and justice will be done then the only reason to break the law and sabotage your workplace is not justice or prevention, it's revenge. You are actually not gaining anything from this but the satisfaction of causing damage. You know what was the perfectly acceptable way of "punishing" Amazon? Quitting and encouraging others to do it. Without enough employees Amazon loses money.
What's your argument supporting? That I'm wrong in saying that people should not take justice into their own hands?