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user-inactivated  ·  2387 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 11, 2017

To counter _refugee_, I think there's a difference between knowing you're an unwilling participant in the system and knowing that you're more active than most in perpetuating the system. Now, I'm not saying "Go all anarchist" or anything, but I am saying that, if for example, you think systemic debt is part of the reason for some of society's ills, maybe you'd want to consider whether or not your job is counter to your values.

I know a guy who used to work at a gunshop, until he turned Buddhist. I also know a few conservative Muslims and Christians that work in grocery or restaurants and have to ask their coworkers to sell alcohol in their place because it's against their beliefs. You're not gonna see a pacifist join the military, you're not gonna see a vegan work at a slaughterhouse, etc. etc.

So the real question is, where do you want to put your boundaries, and why?