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Would that person have changed their attempts to destroy your reputation if you had similarly molded yourself into whatever shape necessary?

I’m not saying you shouldn’t adapt, or make smart decisions given the circumstances you’re in.

But they’re a big difference between political awareness/navigation and becoming part of the problem.

> Integrity is not a virtue anybody respects these days.

No offense, but this seems like an incredibly jaded response. It sounds like you went through something that led you to believe that, but I know from direct experience that this isn’t true.

I do think it’s harder and harder to find, but the decline of integrity is hastened by people who choose to embrace the opposite.




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