Recently I applied for a sales position at a fast-growing company nearby.
The first interview as well as both observation sessions (where I observe the day-to-day phone sales in action) went swimmingly well.
And the second interview went well until he interviewer, Mark, asked if I had any questions.
I asked whether there was any “CRT Training’ at the company. Mark’s reply was ‘these things come and go’ with the times and currently, there is no ‘CRT employee training.’ But I did observe the demeanor of the conversation change. In short, the conversation went from a friendly, getting-to-know-you conversation to all-business. The getting-to-know-you conversation was done.
It is interesting so much as what our children as well as us in the workforce experience today is political and makes you march to a socialist beat, should you wish to get the job or keep the job.
Kroger and Procter & Gamble are two major players in my local market who are making their employees march to this beat, much different than free-enterprise, American principles of a generation ago.
I’m old enough to remember Sam Walton’s “Buy American” program of the 1980s. Although there are American products within Walmart and Sam’s Club walls these days, there are few compared to the number of Chinese products offered.
In fact, I recall a comedian’s comment of a few months ago.
This comic decided to start buying American and, to his surprise, he found he was saving quite a bit of money. For example, he noted, he visited his local Walmart in search for American products. He found one, but decided he didn’t need a new toilet.
So to employers requiring CRT and such socialist courses for employees in good standing, I thank you. You make it so easy to decide what products to buy as you advertise your brand names every day, hoping to attract me as a buyer. Since I already know your corporate principles are anti-American, by advertising your brands consistently, I know which products to not even consider in the stores.
As I have been saying for several months, the way back to “Buy American” is simple. Support your local businesses which make American products and provide services while shunning anti-American principles. Help grow these businesses with your money.
Ensure these businesses finances are backed in tangible goods and real money, not digital currencies or stock prices (Isn’t it amazing the value of a business which has no tangible goods or services, like Facebook – it’s very easy to implode a business manufactured solely by electrons flowing through wires). It’s very easy to massively inflate the value of a business that solely has electrons flowing through wires.
In short, create a second economy based on Austrian principles (Economic principles, not the country). And do business within this network with real money, leaving your transactions using digital currencies and fiat monies to paying taxes and fees.
This is one way to thrive while living in tyranny.
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