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That isn't how bureaucracies work. The parent can't join the NSA and hope to advance if they (openly) hold views fundamentally contrary to those of their superi
by garrettgrimsley 13y ago
That isn't how bureaucracies work. The parent can't join the NSA and hope to advance if they (openly) hold views fundamentally contrary to those of their superiors.
I believe there is a notable and recent case of how this actually plays out. What was it? Towden? Mowden?
- judk 13y agoMr Bowden was amazingly successful at the work he did, actually. See also Schindler's List for an example of how a contractor of the enemy can undermine it.
- garrettgrimsley 13y agoThe impact that Rowden has had on the NSA has come from his actions outside of the NSA, not his work within it. I have not seen Schindler's List, but he also acted against and outside of the organization, rather than "move the needle," yes?
- vacri 13y agoAs amazing as Schindler's actions were, they ultimately had little effect on the overall scene, such was the scale of it. He fought the monster and survived, not fought the monster and brought it low. Schindler saved a thousand people through some pretty ballsy actions. But for scale, the battles of Stalingrad, Leningrad, and Moscow each had total casualty rates for both sides of 1-2 million people apiece.
- lotsofcows 13y agoOne man can only do his best. Every man that stood against fascism was still only one man. And yet they won. Also, there is some indication that Schindler sabotaged the bomb parts he made so he saved more people than is immediately obvious.
- lotsofcows 13y agoDownvote? Any clues why?