We are just finding out about a child sex trafficking ring involving politicians and billionaires, the world’s richest man does a Nazi salute at a political rally, and the President being an adjudicated sex criminal is probably not the worst thing he has done…

Meanwhile I’m standing here in the checkout line feeling guilty about whether or not I should tip a barista

Something is wrong with our collective notion of morality, and my individual understanding (Oh well, here we are)

  • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net
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    Placing the blame on the victim to not be taken advantage of instead of blaming the one who is taking advantage of others is myopic as fuck.

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      No where did I blame victims. The original post made the claim that a lot of employers will refuse to pay. I said no a lot of employers wont do that because they would get sued out the ass. He said “if they think they can get away with it” which is a redundant statement, no employer who doesnt think they will get away with wage theft is going to still commit it. So then the original argument is still a lot of employers do not commit wage theft because they would get sued if they did. Employees should continue to take legal actions against employers who do not pay.

      To think that employees standing up for their legal rights is victim blaming or licking capitalist boots is braindead.

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        Its up to the employee to ensure they do not get away with it.

        This is literally victim blaming.

        Oh, you were exploited by the system? Well it’s your fault for letting them do it, silly peasant!

        You literally do not understand the mechanisms behind systemic exploitation.

        The original claim wasn’t that they will simply just “refuse to pay”, it is that they will take advantage of the convoluted system in order to exploit the vulnerable and desperate workers they are responsible for.

        Trusting the legal system that was designed and run by capitalists to uphold the interest of workers is braindead bootlicking. Literally. Fuck off your naive bullshit.

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          Its up to the employee to ensure they do not get away with it.

          This is literally victim blaming.

          No its not. Crime is not magically detected by the all seeing eye. If someone commits a crime against you then its in your best interest to report it because it sure wont be the criminal who is reporting it.

          it is that they will take advantage of the convoluted system in order to exploit the vulnerable and desperate workers they are responsible for.

          Even if this is what I said (which it isnt) that still doesnt give a reason why employees shouldnt seek legal recourse and it just proves what I am saying even more. IF employers were so confortable explotiing this system then the only reason that would be is because they dont expect the workers to take any action against them. You’re the only one here saying workers should take no action against their employer who is taking their wages. Actually in one of your comments you said they should “protest until the boss wont do it anymore” which is a terrible suggestion.

          You’re intentionally trolling and im done feeding you.