Comment on YSK - the crazy questions all jobs on usajobs.gov now ask
Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 11 hours agoYou’re moving the goalposts.
Comment on YSK - the crazy questions all jobs on usajobs.gov now ask
Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 11 hours agoYou’re moving the goalposts.
darkmarx@lemmy.world 37 minutes ago
Not at all, it was an explanation of the goal post, not moving it.
My assertion (goal post if you like): The first question is weird as the founding principles of the united states are vauge and vary depending on points of view.
My explanation (which was somehow construed as moving the goal post): The founding of the United States had conflicting goals, principles, intentions, and ideas; many of which are still debated today.
My conclusion: It would be difficult for the average person to give concrete examples of meeting those principles as the constitution is fluid and the most common thing people call a founding principle is “freedom.”
As far as the declaration of war part. “We hold these truths…” is from the Declaration of Independence. Where as “We the people…” is from the constitution. The former says all men are created equal. The latter says some men are only worth 3/5 of others. I mentioned it as another example of the contradictions in the founding of the country. So, if you are to answer a question about founding principles, which do you choose?
All this to say, the first question is meaningless unless the answer is just surface level.