I’ve had this question for quite awhile but don’t really know who to consult about it.
I’ve revealed that I’m a university-aged guy on here and so there’s a lot of talk surrounding what people want to do with their lives. Naturally, I’ve gotten some less than desirable answers. I don’t know how to go about responding.
For example, some people want to be cops or work for a three letter agency (I’m in the US). We can obviously see how that’s not a good thing. I’m just torn on how I should respond. I’m not going to shit on these people, they’re fundamentally good, just misinformed. But my morals cannot allow me in good faith to be like “oh cool yeah!”
How should I respond when someone wants to work for the oppressive state (assuming they’re naive/ignorant about it and not like, openly fascist)
“You want to be a cop/soldier/agent? What’s more appealing to you, shooting brown people or being a jackboot for our capitalist overlords?”
Don’t be nice to acquaintances, stinging critique will stay on their mind more than gently prodding them. If it’s friends or family and you think they won’t want to talk to you if you use such rhetoric then maybe you hold their hand and try and engage in a longer, more nuanced and less hostile discussion but be clear about your views and present them evidence as to what these organisations really are.
Cop? What happens to do gooder whistle blowing types? They die.
Soldiers? What the fuck were they doing protecting poppy plantations in Afghanistan?
CIA? show then the Stockwell interviews on what they did
Fbi? Murdered Fred Hampton
Get paid min wage to be a suicide bomber for google
“Silly commie, I can simply support these groups’ evil deeds from a cushy tech job. Not everyone is actually doing stuff in the field.”