• MutilationWave@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    Yeah that’s what the law says. But there’s a big difference between the law and reality that those of us who have worked poverty jobs know well.

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      23 days ago

      Definitely don’t exercise your rights, especially when someone is infringing on them.

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        23 days ago

        Sometimes food and shelter are more important than your rights. I wish I were nobler but that has been the fact before for me.

        Never missed an election though.

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          23 days ago

          You’re not wrong. I also suspect that most of the eligible voters who decided to stay home were not in a food or shelter crisis.

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        22 days ago

        Exercise your right
        Get fired for not being at work

        Is it wrongful termination? Absolutely. That’s not much comfort when you’re unable to make rent this month and can’t afford to sue for a barely above minimum wage job.

        It’s fucked up. But it’s the reality in the US.