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How to respond to people with "bad" aspirations? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by TeezyZeezy@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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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)

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[–] knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The first thing I try to do is ask why. A lot of people still have this notion that law enforcement and military is there to protect people. Just ask a few questions about why they want to join an institution like that, and maybe get them to think about other ways they could help people. That's probably all you can do.

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 year ago

law enforcement

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