hopeloudon.bsky.social
Anti-Fascist MA of Public Policy who believes that the status quo is evidence that our institutions are toast. Who and what can we preserve, protect, and incubate? Follow me for ideas, analysis, and inconvenient truth.
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The legal protections for whistleblowers exist on paper, not in practice. I hate to have to say this, but relying on an assumption of institutional (courts, rule of law) functionality that is obsolete is dangerous. No one blowing the whistle should expect or rely on any protections whatsoever.
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Also, don't expect anyone to get paid for quitting. I just read "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis. He talks about Buzz Windrip running on a promise of $5,000 a year. It never materializes. This is the same tactic. These people know they can lie because there's no enforcement, including courts
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@sallyforth6969.bsky.social I was thinking there would be a loyalty oath like in Nazi Germany, but I am surprised I didn't call it that they would use "we won't fire you; you should quit" first. It's exactly what they do at the state level to whistleblowers/victims of discrimination or retaliation.
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He's not a traitor. Could we please stop playing into the regime's hands? You do some great reporting and then turn around and spout off a party line that hurts your credibility.
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I was waiting for you to come out with analysis saying exactly that. The worst part about this election for me is that people thinking it is a legitimate reflection of the will of the people lends false legitimacy to Trump and his agenda, and encourages the rest of the world to hate and blame us.
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I loved this article and tried to spread it around. I predicted HIV drugs to be withheld across the world when Trump took office, and I think we need parallel institutions to fill medicine needs. I'm presently looking at models in India. Check this out: www.researchgate.net/publication/...