Comments by "Norma Mimosa" (@normamimosa5991) on "Ukraine getting fast track air defense systems. Update 3" video.

  1. Make sense? Maybe, maybe not. Are we just talking about projection involving pay hikes? Or are we talking about projection involving working for an organization currently involved in evil policies? Both are far from a black and white issues. Albert Einstein once remarked on all the evil in the world (much of the evil in the West today, alarmingly similar to the evil of his time), but he warned that more evil are those who do nothing about it. (A motivator for my online political involvement.) There is something to be said for walking away from an organization that is involved in evil, especially at the higher levels. I get it, that it takes courage. I get it, that many at the top and bottom have been lied to and misled about the West's manufactured war against Russia. I get it, that walking away means walking away from a salary. I get it, that the majority are just cogs in the wheel. Still today there is debate about the acquiescence and silence of Germans in 1930s and 1940's Germany, particularly against Germans who worked in the Hitler government. Hitler's secretary spent five months in prison after WW2. The Nuremberg Trials created precedents for no mercy for higher ups following orders. Imagine if Germans and not been so acquiescent and silent towards their government's activities, the history of Europe might have been quite different - no holocaust. But this is a focus on pay hikes. If all the EU members got hefty pay hikes at this time, I think that is definitely an issue deserving of assertive debate. Should I be more empathetic towards EU Commission workers? Yes for some; no for others. Having said that, of course, in high inflationary times, any workers will gladly accept pay increases without delving into macro-economic consequences. I so admire your ethics to correct mistakes. On this one, don't be so hard on yourself. It's a complex issue, particularly as it goes against the EU's own executive advice to other organizations about pay hikes during inflationary times, and adds to the inflationary upward spiral. Not to forget that a key component of failing governments is the size of their bureaucracies and generally too-high pay for non-revenue generating work. These are valid issues of general debate, versus hurting individual feelings of EU government workers.
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