@JilltheTooth Yes, I understand. I don’t have a problem with semantic dancing, nor do I have a problem with following the rules. I do have a problem with the policy and that’s why I take every chance I can to argue against it. I know it’s likely I’m tilting at windmills, but I still think it’s worth discussing. Society doesn’t change in a day. It takes decades. Every little voice helps, so I will add mine, even if it is one of the smaller voices around here (I know I have very little credibility with respect to the things I don’t like here).
@HungryGuy I agree, of course. People should know their employers and should not do things they know to be unacceptable. This is a Puritanical society. Hell, I grew up as a descendant of Puritans… I think. I don’t know. Do transplants from North Jersey (back in the 1700s to Massachusetts count as Puritans? Well, my father sure seemed to act like one, and his parents were even more so.
There is a painting in my front hallway based on Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown.” It is a constant reminder of the hypocrisy that underlies just about every claim of “holier than thou.” It’s a shame that fluther can not rise above that hypocrisy, but I understand how most people just want to fit in. As the Japanese say, it’s the nail that stands up that gets hit.
Ow!
My head has gotten a lot harder since being here.