https://robertreich.substack.com/p/profiles-in-courage
"Sometimes it takes a crisis to reveal one’s true character. This is especially
true of people who occupy positions of leadership, both in the private and
public sectors. Are they courageous, or are they cowards? Worse yet, are they
complicit in doing grave harm?
During the current crisis of American democracy, we know who’s in the complicit
category: House Speaker Mike Johnson and almost all other Republican lawmakers.
Several CEOs: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Rupert Murdoch. And
many
Fox News personalities.
History (to the extent future historians have access to the truth) will judge
them harshly as traitors to America.
As to the cowards, I’d include Jamie Dimon, chair and CEO of JPMorganChase, the
largest bank in the United States, who likes to think of himself as a
spokesperson for American business. Dimon and others like him are playing along
with Trump and Musk.
What about the courageous? A few Democratic lawmakers are finally showing some
spine.
But today I’d like to honor unsung heroes whose courage in the face of the
Trump-Musk takeover of America deserves our profound thanks. They are public
servants who have chosen to fight rather than submit to Trump’s treachery,
contesting his blatantly illegal attempts to fire them."
Via Kevin O'Brien.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
