Nearly 100 Federal employees took part in a protest now into its second day of a takeover by Elon Musk surrogates of the high administration arm of the Federal government. Photo: DCMediaGroup Washington DC—Federal employees and supporters returned to the main Federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) building today in much greater numbers to continue […]
Towards the end of the night a security guard from the OPM came outside to lower the American and DC flags. One of the protesters questioned him about his role as a secretary guard if he was allowing un-credentialed third parties into the building to access commuter systems. He said he was just doing his job.
At the Nuremberg trails at the end of WWII, this was the argument that many Nazi sympathizers and enablers made to remove their responsibilities from the events that happened.
Officers argued that they weren’t responsible because they ordered people to do things and they did them … they were not responsible because the people below them had the opportunity to refuse orders.
Lower level people argued that they were ordered to do things and they couldn’t refuse … they were not responsible because the people above them threatened them.
“Always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented”
This is the position people are put in. I don’t see “just doing my job” from low wage workers as a total cop out because I think, in many cases, it translates to “I cannot lose this job.”
I am not American but Americans have been enslaved by having their wellbeing (healthcare) tied to employment (at least to some degree.)
Just doing his job. Just doing his job…
At the Nuremberg trails at the end of WWII, this was the argument that many Nazi sympathizers and enablers made to remove their responsibilities from the events that happened.
Officers argued that they weren’t responsible because they ordered people to do things and they did them … they were not responsible because the people below them had the opportunity to refuse orders.
Lower level people argued that they were ordered to do things and they couldn’t refuse … they were not responsible because the people above them threatened them.
“Always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented”
This is the position people are put in. I don’t see “just doing my job” from low wage workers as a total cop out because I think, in many cases, it translates to “I cannot lose this job.”
I am not American but Americans have been enslaved by having their wellbeing (healthcare) tied to employment (at least to some degree.)
Well, I’m not German but I’ve heard tales of people just doing thier job there not that long ago.
The Capitalism-Nuremberg defense.
Don’t forget about the janitors still going in to work!
That argument is non receivable since the Nürnberg trials though
That doesn’t mean it’s not still a real motivation
Interesting, gee, where have I heard this before? 🤔