• WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca
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      7 hours ago

      My point is that what is happening to the US is happening and will continue to happen because of people like you insisting that they’re doing enough and getting defensive when anyone says otherwise.

      It’s fine, keep it up. The fascists are counting on it.

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        7 hours ago

        It’s easy to point blame at something or someone when you’re completely unaffected by the problem and have zero personal stake. What I’m trying to tell you is that everyone needs to prioritize their own privacy online and it wouldn’t matter if I was a resistance general or the just the random dude on the street. We all have something to lose.

        The only thing I will say is that I do work for government myself. No, it’s not an elected position, and no I’m not someone high up in legislation or anything like that. But I have been a public employee for decades now and my own state has proven that they can and will work to have someone forcefully resigned based on unfavorable social media posts.

        So again, no.

        But also “because of people like you” is exactly the kind of shit we should be fighting against saying in the first place, my dude. Because that leads to generalizations that those in power do take advantage of.

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          7 hours ago

          It’s great that your job is so important to you. It’s a good thing nobody else in history who ever fought back against great odds had jobs or families or anything to worry about.