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Taitertots

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4. I stand behind my convictions. I don't ask other people to do it for me.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Sep 3, 2015, 10:16 PM

Sep 2015

I don't work for employers that would cause me to compromise my values. If it means turning down working at defense contractors (huge poacher of industrial engineers) or working for conservative think tanks (poacher of people with Econ/business degrees). I don't go to work and demand my employer bend to my personal convictions. That's not standing up for what you believe in, it's making someone else do it for you. We need to make that the narrative.

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The clown car scrambles for its "Je Suis Charlie" moment with a fucking bigoted clerk [View all] Miles Archer Sep 2015 OP

This sounds dumb, and it is dumb, but I have religious principles. AngryAmish Sep 2015 #1

Yep, that's exactly what I was saying. Miles Archer Sep 2015 #2

People who don't understand what the Supreme Court does shenmue Sep 2015 #3

I stand behind my convictions. I don't ask other people to do it for me. Taitertots Sep 2015 #4

Just what, exactly, does "stand with" mean in this case? mindwalker_i Sep 2015 #5

imagine if govt workers could ignore all these other things due to religious belief: Liberty Belle Sep 2015 #6

Great rant! Scurrilous Sep 2015 #7

Je Suis George Wallace ? nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2015 #8