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It is not worth the heartache. It is not worth that anxious knot of dread in your gut that you feel every morning on your way into work. There is no honor to be gained by working for such a corrupt regime. Surely you are better than that.
I had a beloved teacher in high school (class of 1965), who once told me the importance of working within my limitations. You should check out the Greek legend of Prometheus, the champion of humanity. His fate for his championship was to be bound to a rock and have an eagle feast on his liver every day.
Do you want to be a real hero? It's easy. Just walk away. Hold a press conference and decry the corruption and stupidity of the regime that you have served. Pick up the phone and ask John McCain to cover your back. Somewhere inside you, there is a little piece of you that can never be dishonored or tarnished. It is your right to just say "No! I won't do that, say that, or be that." Redeem yourself. Just walk away.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)He's an asshole in an asshole administration.
He's a rascist and misogynist who lies.
He has zero honor or credibility. He loves being close to the Ruler.
I'm sick of anyone making excuses for anyone in this administration. If they had honor or duty they'd quit and run to Mueller and tell them what they've seen.
spanone
(135,795 posts)nothing to redeem.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,615 posts)He might not like his actual job very much, but lately I've become convinced that he likes being part of an administration which has white supremacy as a major goal. He's not likely to walk away, at least not for reasons of principle. He doesn't have any of those.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)Excellent description
John Fante
(3,479 posts)He's irredeemable whether he stays or goes.
KatyMan
(4,183 posts)He's as much a pig as the rest of them but presents himself better.
JI7
(89,241 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)To Kelly, America belongs only to White people, everyone else has to prove that they belong here.