Thread by @jentaub

🗨️ Before ducking behind a rock, l'll own up to liking this @nytimes Editorial Board opinion.

However, I wish the survey distinguished between home, public spaces, and work.

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nytimes.com/2022/03/18/opi…

At work few people (other than the boss or someone with tenure) are really safe to speak their mind for fear of getting fired or demoted or passed up for advancement.

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At home, the millions of people with abusive or controlling partners are not free to share their views with their partners. And too many children are afraid of their parents and will not talk about what's bothering them or who they are and what they feel.

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All of this is to say, only when I first had a union when I worked a public university pre-tenure, and then later when I gained tenure did I begin to speak freely without fear of reprisal.

I can take the heat, but cannot live without a paycheck.

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