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What happens if I have dependents? Should I sacrifice the wellbeing of my child with a medical condition? My spouse with their medical condition? Should I sacri

What happens if I have dependents? Should I sacrifice the wellbeing of my child with a medical condition? My spouse with their medical condition? Should I sacrifice my parents who need me to help paying for their care? What if I come from an impoverished neighbourhood and I'm putting my nephews and neices through college- should they also be sacrificed? What happens if it's not temporary? What happens if I'm blackballed for my whole career? Asking for sacrifice from the people who have the least amount of power as individuals, and the most to lose, when there is another option-- demand the sacrifice on the part of an unfeeling instution with no family just a C-suite and a board-- is borderline inhumane.

diveanon 7y ago
What about the people who enlisted in the continental armies to gain freedom from British tyranny. They had dependents, they had parents, they had the least amount of power as individuals. Yet they were able to defeat a world super power and usher in an era of personal freedom that swept the world. A couple of employees having a difficult conversation and maybe writing a memo that starts a conversation in a tech company is not the same sacrifice as the ones made by the people who shaped the world we live in now.
- SolaceQuantum 7y ago
  The logical argument you are making re: these employees is to say that women and men should all enlist to fight the British Army and if they don't then the British Army is right to continue committing human atrocities on them.
  - diveanon 7y ago
    The continental armies were entirely composed of volunteers who believed in the cause, so yes that is the argument I am making. If you work in a company that has a presence in China, and you believe in the concept of inalienable human rights then these are issues you raise in a constructive manner in your workplace. If you are unwilling to take that risk due to financial repercussions then so be it, but you are a coward.
    - SolaceQuantum 7y ago
      "If you are unwilling to take that risk due to financial repercussions then so be it, but you are a coward." Financial repercussions like losing healthcare for your children or spouse, whose chronic illnesses (At least 30% of the general population) may require medication costing thousands of dollars a month? Again, should the person's families and communities be sacrificed?

diveanon 7y ago

What about the people who enlisted in the continental armies to gain freedom from British tyranny. They had dependents, they had parents, they had the least amount of power as individuals. Yet they were able to defeat a world super power and usher in an era of personal freedom that swept the world. A couple of employees having a difficult conversation and maybe writing a memo that starts a conversation in a tech company is not the same sacrifice as the ones made by the people who shaped the world we live in now.

SolaceQuantum 7y ago
The logical argument you are making re: these employees is to say that women and men should all enlist to fight the British Army and if they don't then the British Army is right to continue committing human atrocities on them.
- diveanon 7y ago
  The continental armies were entirely composed of volunteers who believed in the cause, so yes that is the argument I am making. If you work in a company that has a presence in China, and you believe in the concept of inalienable human rights then these are issues you raise in a constructive manner in your workplace. If you are unwilling to take that risk due to financial repercussions then so be it, but you are a coward.
  - SolaceQuantum 7y ago
    "If you are unwilling to take that risk due to financial repercussions then so be it, but you are a coward." Financial repercussions like losing healthcare for your children or spouse, whose chronic illnesses (At least 30% of the general population) may require medication costing thousands of dollars a month? Again, should the person's families and communities be sacrificed?