Intelligent people don't join such professions and even if they tried these institutions intentionally filter them out. They need idiots who would jump into a meat grinder for someone else's greed, just so they can feel powerful over someone for 5 mins
Thats like... THE thing of the army, shut up, follow orders of your superiors without question
Australia has a department of defence. The biggest threat to Australia is climate change. The department of defence should be defending us from climate change.
Or their kid's lives, or their friends and family. No one. No one in this country gives a shit.
Like if police accept people who can think for themselves lol
I suspect that intelligence and education are no longer prerequisites for law enforcement work as they were (more so, at least) in the late 20th century. The police unions of the 21st century seem to prefer officers who shoot first and think later.
Solid take
We had an election not long ago where I live and I voted against my interests again. I’m an affluent homeowner but I voted for greater flexibility for new housing construction projects rather than be a fucking NIMBY and worry about my property value. I also voted down a sales tax because it’s regressive and hurts people poorer than me the most, even though I know the county will seek that money via property or business taxes next, which I will pay.
As I did all this I thought about how we lambaste Trumpers for voting against their own interests. I still haven’t thought the issue through enough but I understood at least that people are sometimes willing to vote for a principle which will come at a price for them personally. So we can’t just categorically dismiss this behavior as always dumb.
I did it to help other people and Trumpers tend to do it to hurt other people, so it’s very different, but still an interesting topic.
Imagine trying to explain this to an alien.
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