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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:00 PM Jun 2020

I will NOT consider returning to work until Trump is removed from office.

No matter the circumstances, consequences, I will not work while a murderer is our president. I will not work for employers that refuse to protect us. I am done with the madness, the liars, the murderers. I turn my back on all of it.

I am in complete defiance. Anyone, who does not like it, can kiss my fucking ass.

My wife and I are not expendable.

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I will NOT consider returning to work until Trump is removed from office. (Original Post) shockey80 Jun 2020 OP
Sounds good. BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #1
I know, right? cwydro Jun 2020 #11
Not sure I get it. SideStep Jun 2020 #2
I don't care what you think. shockey80 Jun 2020 #3
"I don't care what you think." SideStep Jun 2020 #5
Yes!! MenloParque Jun 2020 #4
That's right. My wife and I are older, health conditions. shockey80 Jun 2020 #7
Hey if u can afford it, good on you!! jmg257 Jun 2020 #6
Are you looking for attention? greytdemocrat Jun 2020 #8
Indeed. nt Tipperary Jun 2020 #9
You do you. sarisataka Jun 2020 #10
I have no idea what you mean. nt USALiberal Jun 2020 #12
 

SideStep

(93 posts)
2. Not sure I get it.
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:08 PM
Jun 2020

I don't see it being a situation most could do but go for it.

I haven't missed a day of work this year. It's my fun that has been canceled. I canceled a family event I was hosting tonight over concerns of vandalism. It would have been our first family event since the lockdown. I just changed direction and went to a protest last night and will be doing the same again tonight.


One of the recurring themes from the Pastor at last nights was that posting on social media and online is not a great form of protest. They are places to organize protests. They are a place to promote protests. They are a place to celebrate protests. But if you did not get off your couch then you are not the support they know they can count on.

I find your message to be a bit disjointed. You emphasize work but then delve into comments like "I turn my back on all of it" and "I am in complete defiance." You lost me as to if this is work related or if you are withdrawing from society.

Silence is compliance.

"My wife and I are not expendable."

In the workplace we all are.

"Anyone, who does not like it, can kiss my fucking ass."

I don't think that sounds as tough and bold as you think it does.

 

shockey80

(4,379 posts)
3. I don't care what you think.
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:22 PM
Jun 2020

I know what I am watching. Trump has killed thousands of Americans and so have some employers. I am out. For me it is all about protecting my wife and I.

Don't you know when someone is trying to kill you?

 

SideStep

(93 posts)
5. "I don't care what you think."
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:46 PM
Jun 2020

No one has ever said that and actually not cared what the person is thinking. Here is proof of that. After stating "I don't care what you think" you then ask me a question.

I find your reply here even more disjointed.

"Don't you know when someone is trying to kill you?"

I stood outside last night protesting against inequality. I will be doing so again tonight. I provide for my family and fight for fairness in my community. I fight against those trying to kill me. I use my best judgement and sense to do so.

I'm assuming from your comment that it is society you are withdrawing from. You never actually addressed that. An overwhelming majority don't have the opportunity to do so. That overwhelmingly includes the oppressed.

I agree that you should protect your wife and yourself as you see fit. I hope she has a say in the matter. For me it's much bigger. I seem to be protecting my family and trying to do good for my community as well.

MenloParque

(512 posts)
4. Yes!!
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:44 PM
Jun 2020

Hide out in your home til the bad man leaves office! Countless strong WOMEN OF COLOR including me will head off to work daily and take care of shit while you hunker down. Your little protest doesn’t help anyone but yourself.

 

shockey80

(4,379 posts)
7. That's right. My wife and I are older, health conditions.
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:56 PM
Jun 2020

Excuse the hell out of us for wanting to live. Excuse us, you go to work perhaps, not protected by your employer. You go to work as Trump tries to kill you. Maybe you have a job that is a matter of life and death for people. You are doing the right thing. I understand that.

Most people are not in that situation. We are being murdered, that's what I see.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
6. Hey if u can afford it, good on you!!
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:46 PM
Jun 2020

My family likes to eat though. May be back mid- June.
Wont be in NYC for a bit though.


Figure the riots will be done, but not the covid.

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