Yup save that kind of fun for the barrista class who have nothing to lose anyway.

Yup. Even old white guys can have an impact if you're a life-long member of say Sierra Club.

And this is how our system is supposed to work. Doesn't always work how it's supposed to, but it is incumbent on us to try to make it work, by exercising the processes. Hopefully that will keep our system humming along.

You can only get away with anarchy and emotional tantrums as long as the OTHER side keeps their cool... push them too far and you get: civil war. For example you would not want me (plus 20 guys like me) conducting violent counter operations to your violent protest. I've been to parts of the world where civil society doesn't exist any more (or never has)... it's worth compromising a little to preserve what we have, and IMO it's a little more fragile than most people take for granted. You need to go overseas and see what failure looks like to appreciate fully that.


Problem? You'd be escorted out the front door.


With any derogatory background issue, they want to know that you regret it, learned your lesson, and don't blame anyone but yourself. Any hint that you're missing any of those concepts and it's over with.

And it's not "beyond a reasonable doubt"... they're already suspicious enough to not hire you, and you have to overcome that.

Also... I suspect many airlines will flat out simply refuse to hire a climate radical, since that camp's official position is now "ban airplanes". Maybe a regional, they just need meat in the seat, but there is no way in hell that any major (with thousands of apps on file) is going to hire someone if they learn about his politics. They would honestly probably suspect you were trying to gain insider access for nefarious purposes... in an industry where lethal force is authorized So the OP, if he has to disclose the arrest should probably try to keep the political particulars out of the discussion (if possible).