So why was signing a petition different? Because they might find out?
Because the military might find out. These days "the fitness of the family" is no longer reviewed as part of an officer's promotion process. It still was when I was in college. My actions could have had consequences for my father and the rest of my family, not just myself. By the time Dad didn't make general, I was already out of college.
Your two scenarii are more than a little frightening. Technically -- these days, not back in the day -- the man who lived in Flint would be protected by EEO laws if he worked for GM. I recognize that it wouldn't help someone who owned a business in that town, even today, were she to sign something which got her dry cleaners' boycotted.
The second scenario might explain why my internet is slower than molasses. Comcast found out I signed the petition against the NBC merger.
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Date: 2010-06-26 02:12 pm (UTC)So why was signing a petition different? Because they might find out?
Because the military might find out. These days "the fitness of the family" is no longer reviewed as part of an officer's promotion process. It still was when I was in college. My actions could have had consequences for my father and the rest of my family, not just myself. By the time Dad didn't make general, I was already out of college.
Your two scenarii are more than a little frightening. Technically -- these days, not back in the day -- the man who lived in Flint would be protected by EEO laws if he worked for GM. I recognize that it wouldn't help someone who owned a business in that town, even today, were she to sign something which got her dry cleaners' boycotted.
The second scenario might explain why my internet is slower than molasses. Comcast found out I signed the petition against the NBC merger.