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minus-squareAlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up23·16 hours agoSomeone explain this to me…why is it better to resign versus standstill? They’ll just stick a loyalist in and achieve what they wanted. I don’t get all the resignations, it seems like admitting defeat, but I’m hoping there’s something I’m missing.
minus-squarescintilla@crust.piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·15 hours agoBecause no one wants the individual cost of going actively against MAGA. Sure you can be a nuisance if you stick it out but you could also have many personal consequences. Could end up dead later too based off how this admin is progressing.
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 hours agoYes, there are consequences to standing up. The consequences of not standing up are so much worse. JB Pritzker
minus-squarefrustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up13·15 hours agoMaybe they threatened his family?
Someone explain this to me…why is it better to resign versus standstill?
They’ll just stick a loyalist in and achieve what they wanted.
I don’t get all the resignations, it seems like admitting defeat, but I’m hoping there’s something I’m missing.
Because no one wants the individual cost of going actively against MAGA. Sure you can be a nuisance if you stick it out but you could also have many personal consequences. Could end up dead later too based off how this admin is progressing.
Yes, there are consequences to standing up. The consequences of not standing up are so much worse.
Maybe they threatened his family?