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I wish they would 'quiet quit' instead of resign, just do the worst job imaginable and whenever possible help out people who need it. Resigning let's them fill the spot with sycophants.
Yeah I've heard this said a lot but it just doesn't line up with reality. The truth of the matter is people who stay in the fascist regimes tend to just perpetuate the fascist regimes. They keep the wheels moving. Even pretending that you're helping, which statistically you're not, is still keeping things running. Your presence is lending legitimacy and competency to an organization that without you would lack both. There's got to be a line in the sand for people and frankly I think the line should be Nazis.
Also want to point out that the sycophants tend to actually gum up the works. They don't know what they're doing they do a bad job and thus it's easier to fight against them. They're easier to dismiss out of hand, and to invalidate everything they do due to their illegal appointments.
Or just don't keep the wheels moving at all, and make them fire you?
The US Military “Simple Sabotage” handbook literally says that if you can’t overtly sabotage things (like attacking supply lines, bombing factories, etc.), then you should try to covertly sabotage things by getting a job in middle management. Then just do your very best to embody the phrase “middle manglement”.
Demand unreasonable deadlines from other departments, to force them to drop what they’re doing and focus on your stuff. Fail to forward things where they need to go. Miss your own department’s deadlines, so their projects are delayed. Fire too many employees, or “encourage” them to quit. Fail to hire employees to fill vacancies. Implement tons of repetitive busywork to force employees to spend extra time on projects. Make sure vendors don’t get paid on time. Etc, etc… Basically, do everything you can to gum up the works.
It says to encourage people in these jobs to think in reverse and do a shit job, it doesn't say to take a job for the purposes of doing a shit job. You're supposed to find people already employed, use a sense of humor, encourage them to fuck off and be careless, do the opposite of what's told. The subjects are people who aren't going to quit their jobs because they can't. They have families depending on them, they may be employed in compulsory positions, like required military service.
In any case it was written about mechanics and guards, not career civil rights attorneys, a different beast entirely.
That's nice that they have that theory. The problem is there's no evidence that's ever worked. On the other hand the US military has helped to prop up and put in power multiple fascist regimes. So I'm not sure where they're coming from with that one. Now if they were saying bomb them out of existence yeah that the US military is a great fucking source of information. So it seems to me that you should try that one.
Can't easily prove a negative but here's an example.
Emphasis mine. Albert Dumon "did his job" (the French version of the article goes a bit more in-depth). He didn't overtly defy the orders given to him under the threat of immediate execution (!). He didn't quit his job knowing that if he didn't drive the trains a German train driver would take his place. He followed the regulations to the letter of the law, as incompetently as he could afford. And his malicious compliance saved 118 lives.
Going to need proof because a lot of whistle blower data in the past twenty years is from people quietly performing internal sabotage.
Ive linked it a few times. It's part of the CIA guide to sabotaging Fascism
Lots of idiots here who can't read and think you are supporting the CIA.
Not particularly possible because to this administration if you are not contributing to the illegal BS your not doing your job right and must be fired
I'm a big fan of "fuck quitting, make them fire you" and collecting a paycheck while doing basically nothing until they actually do it themselves. I'm not making their job easier when they deserve to get fucked over.
It’s the Trump administration. The second you not do as ordered you get the boot.
Being hyperbolic I grant you but point is getting rid of opposition within the Executive Branch is rather easy for the administration to do
Public unions still exist. It's not always as easy as you might think.
Ok you're right, they should just shut the fuck up and quit.
And that is what resignations from government is. It is quitting, just with the option to come back later in the future (which I imagine a lot of the federal staff want to do should the Trump administration be finally gone.)
I know, and I'm saying it's cowardly and short sighted.
Sure. Which is why when they say "do this thing" you say "ok" and then wait a day or two and just send an email. If you get a response, sit on it for a while. If you don't, wait until you get asked about it to follow up.
https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/the-art-of-simple-sabotage/
Just say you are and drag your feet. Take SL randomly, make all sorts of errors that will cause paperwork and court filings to have to be redone. Just play idiot until they eventually fire you.
Now why do that when they already do so (well some of the time anyways.)
Well, it's all about the politics.
In other words, reality is irrelevant. All that matters is the messaging. If you resign, you get to start all the political bullshit on message. If you are fired, whoever fired you sets the stage instead.
Career politicians are a cancer on society. And if they cared about achievements or legacy, they would absolutely not be successful in making politics their career.
Ok, then make them fire you
“We need you to file the payment roles of the DHS Federal agents.”
“Yeah no.”
“Your fired then.”
If you try to avoid or be slow.
“We noticed you had not done the thing per the decree, you are fired.”
Yeah, you'd be really bad at this I guess. No creativity.
How about:
"OK boss"
Then do it wrong.
"You messed this up, please do it again"
"OK boss, I'll make sure to do it right this time"
Then do it wrong again.
etc.
And that's like zero creativity, with three seconds of thought. Most of these people are union. It takes a lot to get fired from a union job.
Nope mess up first time and you get the boot. The retry only if you are a definitive loyalist.