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Trumper loses their government job, asks for sympathy (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by jballs@sh.itjust.works to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 84 points 2 days ago

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.

[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 59 points 2 days ago (10 children)

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.

[–] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (19 children)

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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[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

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

[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think we've been pressure cooked as a country (speaking as an American as that's my only real, long term reference) and maybe a society thanks to social media to amplify thay hate and outrage.

If its any small consolation, I think the communities around here are hurt and frustrated and learning how to express thay and navigate it in a space where immediate censorship isn't as likely too occur.

Its a lot like the way we used to stretch our legs and push boundaries in the early Internet days. It wasn't easy to get mod banned on most irc servers, but it did happen. In between those moments though, you could get away with saying some vile stuff.

Don't take it to heart, take it as a vent in a place where we are somewhat protected from the hate speech the other side slings.

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[–] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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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[–] Khaliso@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I like you. You're a nice person.

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[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago (5 children)

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!

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

it's not about brainwashing. I mean, that's in there, but that's not what makes fascists unrecoverable.

it's about the way they consume information. hitler talked about how you should read books; by basically skimming and cherry picking things that support your world view, and discarding the rest of the 'junk'. if all information-all of reality-is consumed that way, you cannot fix them, you cannot heal them, except with a bullet.

there is time between "lol i named my account baskedkekhitler1488" and this, but once they reach that point, and once they have done enough horrible shit that they would have to reconcile with being a good person, they cannot be human again.

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago

Everyone is the product of their environment, etc.

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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Nah, fuck that. Trump voters are a minority. We don't need them.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I get that, and I try, but keeping down so much bile is taxing. Any advice for that?

[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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

[–] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 1 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I'm in a comment chain with you elsewhere in this post, but I've seen you responding a lot and though I think anyone unwilling to push a "fascists go poof forever" button is part of the problem, it seems like you really believe in positivity and I have to commend you for that. Best of luck with the deradicalization effort. Really hope you're taking care of yourself.

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[–] towerful@programming.dev 90 points 2 days ago

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

[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 71 points 2 days ago

We're all human when it hurts you, but not deporting people or hurting trans people. Ok.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 44 points 2 days ago

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

Get fucked, traitor.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

"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."

[–] CthuluVoIP@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

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

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

FAFO

[–] pubquiz@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

Eat a bag of dicks,magat. Ha ha!!!!

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 14 points 2 days ago

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

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

Aha ha ha aha aha ha ha ha aha ! Never thought the leopards would eat YOUR face did you?

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

This is what you voted for. I have zero sympathy

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

The magats can all starve.

[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Where can I respond to them?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Probably some corporate brainwashing website

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