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> Refuse to work with/at NSA until their policies change Don't agree with this. Boycotts relying on cooperation and trust between unorganized members are doome
by cLeEOGPw 13y ago
> Refuse to work with/at NSA until their policies change
Don't agree with this. Boycotts relying on cooperation and trust between unorganized members are doomed to fail and only hurts those that take part in such boycott.
- ElDiablo666 13y agoThere's also such a thing as having a conscience. I agree that organizing and solidarity are necessary for effective political action but let's not discount the power of resistance against the moral turpitude of the day.
- mjolk 13y agoI'm not going to jail due to fighting the government about disclosure of the users of my dumb smartphone game. It's fun to play the moral high ground, but let's not pretend we're the bastions of society because we encrypt user data.
- higherpurpose 13y agoSo you think that after you join NSA, you'd participate in such a boycott against NSA? Or will you be even more terrified about losing the job you've already gotten, and try to be on the "safe side" as much as possible to keep your job?
- mjolk 13y agoIf when you join a company, you lose your personal identity, your employer has gotten a bargain on your hourly rate. There will always be another job.