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1. sitkac+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-06-15 22:01:45
I am bummed that you are making what are in effect, velvet fascist statements. This is literally one of the freedoms we have left, in that the businesses we run don't have to support things that we don't believe in.
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2. rattra+yh1[view] [source] 2020-06-16 12:50:44
>>sitkac+(OP)
Disclaimer: I am jewish, and found that accusation offensive.

After Trump took office, I began reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, to be on guard – I was afraid. The ICE camps are evil, scary, cruel, and probably illegal, but not indicative of the sort of fascism we saw under the Nazis. After all, they functioned similarly under the previous US president, who did not seem to have fascist tendencies. As others have mentioned, the detainment of the Uighurs rings much, much closer to Nazi Germany. In some ways scarier.

We have the freedom to leave work and sit in front of courthouses in protest until those responsible for ICE atrocities are prosecuted. We have other similar such freedoms.

Demanding your employer to take a foolhardy action which will register as a minor inconvenience in the target's IT department is... just silly. It's grasping at the closest power center you can find instead of making the effort to find a relevant one.

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3. sitkac+nW2[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-16 22:07:02
>>rattra+yh1
You are wrong, and in no way did I equate velvet fascist statements with being close to Nazi Germany.

Saying folks have the freedom to leave their job is ridiculous and only reinforces my point.

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4. rattra+Py4[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-17 13:28:33
>>sitkac+nW2
Sorry, I meant leave their job for a day (vacation). That was unclear.
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5. sitkac+FF9[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-19 03:45:04
>>rattra+Py4
Thanks for the clarification. But the separation you are advocating for is in-human.
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6. rattra+bPa[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-19 15:01:41
>>sitkac+FF9
Sorry, which separation? The desk worker from their desk for a day?
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