2023-07-16 from the editor of ~insom
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I have prided myself on being someone whose actions match
their moral code and politics.
One of my previous bosses called me "feisty" and while I
don't think that he meant it as a complete diss, it was not
a compliment either. I was difficult to manage because I am
not someone who generally went along with things that I
don't agree with.
When iWeb brought in private BUPA health insurance for us
employees, I opted out. (I think I was the only one). I did
not believe that (in the UK) it makes sense to have private
insurance. BUPA helps to undermine the NHS by providing a
two lane system: the well-off can skip the queue -- which is
politcally bad, because now you have voters who don't need
to care about the quality of the health service that
everyone else gets. My actions were aligned with my
politics, with real repercussions for me (and my family).
When the UK was talking about a referendum on leaving the
EU, I decided that I didn't want to live in that country.
(Really, I didn't even want to live in a place where we
thought the question even needed asking; never mind a place
where we voted ourselves out). So: I moved. I set a plan to
move to Canada and while I was a little carried along on a
wave of shock and anger, my actions matched my words.
Lately: not so much. I set some lines in the sand for
myself, and they have all been crossed, and I haven't done
anything.
