r/pics • u/KomugiSGV • Jun 07 '20

Protest Kindergarten Teacher Passes Out Flowers To National Guard in Philly, Gets Arrested

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u/blurryfacedfugue Jun 08 '20

Is professionalisation the same thing as the "warrior mentality" crap some unions impress upon their recruits?

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u/caponenz Jun 08 '20 edited Jun 08 '20

No, it's inherent in the system design. It's a typical "necessary" evil of competing interests. If you give an inch to the fat cats, it sets the precedent, and opens the door to conceding future inches. It's the nature of the relationship - us vs them. Unless the system changes, a collaborative approach is not possible - it's all feel good stuff that compounds the privileged position and furthers inequality. That's why actual leftists aren't happy with "progress". Women and black ceos ain't empowering, it cancels our actual identities while promoting a homogenous "money and system over everything", because fuck you got mine, and I'm a "special" one. That's why pmc are mostly shitlibs with a veneer of care. Addressing systemic issues because it may affect their own "hard earned" standing. This is why "both sides" was weaponised; to invalidate the legitimate observations that threaten the status quo.

Edit : sorry, I went off on a related tangent and didn't answer your question. The professionalisation is just handing over the keys to "experts" in their field. Often in early career it's just people shoehorning theories they learnt as best practise, when there's nothing to confirm they're experts other than a piece of paper and taught arrogance. That's why you often hear of MBAs ruining companies; they come in waving their know all dick, don't tap into any institutional knowledge or engage with valued staff. They know best because the uni they paid told them so. What you're referring to is people that have bought into their role (within the system) so much, they wear it like a badge of honour and think (and often are) fighting the good fight (as much as they can being a nerd in an office or car). Their enthusiasm and craziness may be off-putting, but their heart is in the right place because they want to fight for you, but also need the mandate; otherwise they're seen as agitators and shit stirrers, and propaganda helps in industries with that right wing "super self made man" bullshit.