I have to confess something. For two years, I was a contracted IT worker for the US armed forces. (hexbear.net)

submitted 9 months ago by BeamBrain@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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I don't want to give too many details so as to avoid doxing myself. I never left the US and wouldn't have done so if asked, but fundamentally, I don't think that really matters. It's all part of the same machine. It was well before I became anything that could be described as communist, but all that means is that it hit that much harder when I had to come to terms with what I'd been a part of.

Maybe that's the sort of thing you can't ever make up for, but I'll spend the rest of my life trying anyway. If anyone on this site never wants anything to do with me again after having read this, I understand.

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[-] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 16 points 9 months ago

I sincerely hope that you find some other work. If you can't, I hope you find it within yourself not to sacrifice the lives of others for your own economic gain.

[-] KnilAdlez@hexbear.net 11 points 9 months ago

I'm not at the point that I'm would consider selling my soul like that, but I'm disabled and my meds cost 7k a month. No good job means no good healthcare means I can't continue living. Right now I have insurance through the state and I'm trying to get on SSDI, but I don't know how long those will last.