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Unfortunately, most that are in a position to "ring the alarm" and act "responsibly" have taken lessons from our current president and VP. They are thinking, "why should I take the fall here if no one else is going to..."
Are you guys kidding? Have you ever worked for a corporation? Ever worked inside a government office? (I'm guessing yes to at least one or more.)
I'll explain it though, to refresh your memory. It's pretty basic. See, how it works is you do your job, you make whoever is above you look good--all the way up, and keep your mouth shut. That's why these corporations (and even government departments) have what are known to some as a "Public Relations" contingent. If it can't be put on TV and spun, it does not exist. If you abide, you get a promotion.
If you don't abide by these descriptors, you're fucking canned. In a nutshell that's how it works. There are clear ideological boundaries. Kiazan Moneypenny (the strangest goddamn name ever) isn't going to publicly disclose that the State Dept. and Blackwater are full of shit. You'd have to be a mad man. Ditto the Pentagon. Behind closed doors while filthy drunk, fine. Anonymous sources spilling a tidbit here or there, okay. Trying to finagle your way out of a sinking ship via "whistleblowing", great. But free, open speech within corporations and the government? Hahahahah...
I mean, that's why we have contracts (and sockpuppets).
CERA, USGS and EIA are not going to implore us to take mitigation steps. They will merely observe the past with a twinkle in their eye, and optimistic view of the future. Anything else is political suicide. Toe the party-line. Which is:
Nothing to see here...
It has nothing specifically to do with the current administration. Things were this way under Cigar Clinton, Bushy One, Reaganmeister, PB&J Carter, Lucky Ford, Tricky Dick, ad infinitum all the way back to the Standard Oil racket (although, T.R. tried to save face, and was able to accomplish much more, relatively, than the sockpuppets in power over recent history.) The more things change, the more they stay the same. Cliché rules the day.
Next quarter looks good.
Haaa....sad, but true...I've worked in both government and private corporations. My current company just went through some workshops where they identified types of people in the workplace as Loyalists, Passive Terrorists, or Active Terrorists.
They were using these labels to tell if you were part of the Solution or part of the Problem. Loyalists work together to come to positive results. Terrorists work to sink other people to make themselves look better. All the while listening to this workshop, I kept thinking, "My God...why the hell are we using these labels?"
So what you say is true, if you are a "Yes Man/Woman" and act positively all the time, you will go far in corporations. If you rock the boat and criticize people or ideas, you will eventually be forced out.
Well, now your invocation makes sense. Looks like your company really did take a line from this Admin's speech writers. You're either with us or against us. Which actually makes sense, corporate-wise.
This scenario sounds like something out of The Office.
Passive Terrorists? What, is that like a lazy terrorist who just colors his or her coloring books all day long while letting the phone ring? Meanwhile the Active Terrorists are cutting RJ-45 cables, hax0ring into company databases, uploading them to the Pirate Bay, and exposing the pron on the CEO's computer?
Ya...I was thinking The Office as well...life imitating art?
Passive Terrorists...saying crap behind people's backs instead of provoking outright fistfights over the coffee machine.
"It has nothing specifically to do with the current administration."
My Dad worked for the government for many years Starting when HST was POTUS and ending when Bush one was in office. He told me that that the government lies 2/3rd of the time. He said that the government lies when it is to their advantage, that is when the truth would be a problem, and when it does not natter, The govt lies when there is no advantage or disadvantage for or against, in order to keep their activities obtuse and to keep the populace confused. The government only tells the truth when it is to its distinct advantage.
That is what the govt and the oil industry are doing regarding energy