I can honestly say I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as a federal worker.

Right now I’m working on my resume. I’m open to work, preferably in finance as I have my accounting degree. If you know of anyone hiring please let me know.

As I have mentioned before, please do not post your political beliefs as I am not interested in debates or opinions. During this time, please remember that government employees are workers at risk of losing their job. It’s scary as most of us have dedicated our careers to government and government operations is all that most of us know and now will be forced to look outside for other options and start over. No matter which side everyone is one, no one wants to lose their job so please be mindful of this. Remember that government employees are humans too and it is a very scary time for most of us and our families.

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    He may not be interested in debates, but his choices show that he has terrible judgement.

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    Nope, no sympathy or empathy here for you. You should have known better cause you’re a fucking adult.

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      there’s a point to sympathy kindness and compassion.

      it feels good, makes you a better person, and creates a better, kinder, more resilient world.

      except when you apply it to nazis. then it feels shitty, makes you a worse person, and contributes to the well being of nazis that helps them destroy everything that has ever been decent or virtuous.

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    They don’t want to talk politics because their political belief was in hurting other people.

    Fuck em. If they voted for this shit they deserve the suffering.

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    do you wanna stop fascism? want to see trump and elon musk lose power?

    working class solidarity is the first step

    our entire lives, we’ve been tricked and manipulated into fighting among ourselves, because they know if we worked together, we would be able to take them down.

    why do you think, every time that something bad happens, there’s all the media spin about who we should blame?

    they love to do this for age, think about all the boomers vs. gen X vs. gen Z articles and social media posts you’ve seen

    but they do the same shit all the time with different things. their aim is to split the working class into as many splinter groups as possible.

    we need to stop letting the assholes in power divide us like this.

    unfortunately, that means extending solidarity to people who haven’t earned it, including people who chose to vote for Trump.

    most of these people were tricked and manipulated. many of them have been fed a steady diet of misinformation. many of them are proud, insufferable bigots.

    but being smugly superior, insulting, rude or intolerant isn’t how we change people’s minds. the best way to do that is by having a two-way conversation.

    we are all so busy yelling at eachother. it doesn’t work. we need solidarity.

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      working class solidarity is the first step

      There is a reason every time FOX News brings Bernie Sanders in to debate socialism or some such tripe, he ends up converting the entire panel to his ideas and it turns into the hosts asking him questions about things they weren’t even aware of in terms of class divide.

      Seriously, this is LITERALLY THE REASON WHY THEY ARE TRYING TO DIVIDE US WITH RACE. If we don’t realize that the very same deluded idiots who believe these lies are also our best bet for kicking the assholes out of government, we’re JUST as bad as they are. Yes, they are doing atrocious things and they are reprehensible.

      But even if a magic genie appeared and gave us a new, amazing, socialist president who wanted to bring our country to the 24th century and beyond, we would STILL have to live next to the millions and millions of dumbfounded fools who will always believe the simpler story. Education may help, but not for generations. We have to work with the hand we’ve been dealt.

      Start spreading the story that it’s rich versus poor, that it’s wealthy elites crushing us all, left or right, that we’re all being fooled and played against each other. Read up on economic distribution in the US and listen to some of Bernie’s speeches and take fucking notes. We CAN change this, but we have to make a better story for the morons to follow.

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        hell yeah, great message, thanks for writing it up!

        you should copy and paste it somewhere else so more people see it

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      In my real life I’m much more sympathetic. Even to the point of empathy exhaustion. But when it’s strangers online exponentially far away from me on the Dunbar scale, I laugh, ridicule and taunt.

      This is my relief. Same way I’ll text a buddy and shit on him when his team is getting crushed in a game.

      Empathy and class warfare are locked in a timeless battle anymore, but I think there’s still room to point at fucking idiots and enjoy their suffering. After all, they’d do the same for us.

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        i totally get that! we can’t all be perfect all the time, and i totally get that for some people they’ve just been hurt too much to ever have a shred of kindness or sympathy towards the people who are at least partially responsible for that pain

        i just wish that people could be a bit less hateful, at least. reading the comments in this thread is honestly quite scary. i don’t like seeing just… pure hate, from people i would like to be allies with. it reminds me of the hate right-wingers have tbh

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      Didn’t they just say they’re not interested in a two way conversation? They want support from the people that they voted against the rights of/wills of, because I assure you, plenty of Rs are thinking their cushy fed job should never have existed, and they have no sympathy.

      “Views on the impact of downsizing USAID divide sharply along partisan lines, with most Democrats and independents expecting more illness and death in low-income countries (91% and 69%, respectively), and most Republicans expecting positive impacts on domestic programs (72%) and the budget deficit (67%).”

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        don’t get me wrong - fuck that guy, he had a choice, and he chose the more harmful option.

        but i mean, let’s be real, the guy got scammed/tricked by republicans into voting against his own interests, and now has to deal with that realization, plus the stress of losing his job, plus also now he has to listen to people saying “i told you so!”

        there are two paths from there - admitting he was wrong, and doubling down. it’s hard to admit when you’re wrong, but it’s much easier when people are understanding and compassionate, and much much harder when people are making fun of your misfortune and having a “told ya so” victory lap

        it’s really tempting to give in to the urge to clown on these people for bringing this shit on themselves, but these are the moments where a bit of compassion can change the world.

        by all means, though, if it’s not for you, that’s totally understandable, i just hope you can kinda see where i’m coming from, even if you don’t agree

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      figure they aren’t down to be anarchists, requires too much forethought and consideration, but ask them if they would be cool to join the communists and fight for the rights of all workers. if they aren’t down for that, fuck em.

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        honestly, you never know - anyone can be brainwashed and radicalized, it’s not just something that happens to stupid people

        i went through a little alt-right phase when i was younger, now i’m an anarchist i want to go back in time and kick my own ass.

        people sometimes take strange, winding journeys to get where they’re going!

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      No, it does not mean extending solidarity to people who are ok with hurting everyone but themselves, they can go and fuck right off. So whatever solidarity you have in your mind, I for one won’t be a part of that

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        yeah. it’s not bad to help them incidentally-as a byproduct of helping everyone, but helping them specifically, even by extending a momentary gesture of compassion, is a moral failing.

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          i totally get what you mean, and of course i would never ever push anyone into it. i just read some kinda dark comments in this thread and i wished that people would be a little more compassionate

          i know they don’t deserve it, really - and i totally get how you can think of it as “aiding the enemy” or something.

          but i genuinely believe that we can reduce harm just by being a bit more compassionate, a bit more patient, and a bit less aggressive

          fascists believe that the world is polarized into “us” and “them”, and they believe that “them” would stop at nothing to destroy them.

          just a simple act of compassion can show them that there are choices beyond destruction

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            I disagree. These are the people who call compassion the “woke mind virus” and they are takers. They live their entire lives taking from others because they think they deserve it. Yet fight against others receiving support and care.

            Expend energy on people who give back instead.

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              thanks for your comment, i completely understand your perspective, but, you know, they say exactly the same kinda stuff about the people that they hate. it makes me uncomfortable seeing MAGA reflected in their enemies

              something something gaze into the abyss something

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        i totally get that, i really do. and if you don’t think it’s right for you, i fully respect that choice, and besides, some of us still need to be the “stick” so that the “carrot” gets put into perspective!

        thanks for your reply! <3

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          Well, we have our differences, but - kudos to you for trying to make people more open and compassionate. It really matters

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        first of all, don’t put too much pressure on yourself, it’s really tough to hold back sometimes. if you can’t hold it back, that’s okay! sometimes, people do need to be told when they’re being cunts sometimes.

        but what does help me a bit is really going all-in on the “kill with kindness” thing, really just turning on all the southern charm and hokum. i find playing that character to be quite funny, so it feels less like i’m being taken for a ride, it’s more like i have a private joke.

        also, i think it really helps to find some common ground, even for some of the worst people imaginable, they’ll usually say at least something you agree with, even if it’s something silly, like you both like the same video game - i always start with the common ground, people are way more receptive when you open with “yes, i agree with you, and…”, that’s honestly been really effective for me.

        if you look through my history you’ll find plenty of evidence of me not taking my own advice. but i’m trying, and i’m trying to bring others with me

        i don’t think we all need to be perfect, if we can all just try a little bit

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    I’ve noticed it’s always “let’s not make this political” when their faces are being eaten.

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    The 2nd part about “don’t mention politics” is twice as long as “I’ve lost my job”.
    And still ends with:

    Remember that government employees are humans too and it is a very scary time for most of us and our families.

    As if that isn’t the left-wing (most countries would call centre) modus operandi: people are people

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    As I have mentioned before, please do not post your political beliefs as I am not interested in debates or opinions

    Get fucked, traitor.

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    “I’m sorry you lost your job serving our society in the Federal government. I’m sorry that some selfish fascist idiots though it was better to harm others with their vote for trump without for one second thinking about the consequences to American society. If I ran into one of those people, I’d tell them they were selfish assholes. You and I both know that those idiots are now getting what they voted for. I hope they’re happy about it and with the results of screwing us all over.”

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    If they voted for politicians that deny human rights to others, I wouldn’t call them human.

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    But what if I’m interested in your opinion, MAGA idiot? Please dance for me. I want to see your gymnastics routine.