12/02/24
Was George Washington Plunkitt serious about “patriotism’s” connection to obtaining government jobs after you vote for a certain person to be in office? Plunkitt was. It is quite obvious.
Plunkitt thought that being able to get a government job after your candidate won an election should be easier than it was. He disliked civil service, and said that it should be removed from the process of someone getting a job in politics. He thought that part of being a patriot should be trying to serve your party by getting a job, which I personally think is actual idiocy, because that doesn’t matter to the people. Plunkitt ought to know that people are voting, not because they want a free easy job, but because they agree with the ideals of the person you are putting in office. I couldn’t disagree with Plunkitt more.
In conclusion, Plunkitt thinks that it should be easier to get government jobs if you voted for a candidate that won. He was serious about it. I don’t think it makes any sense, but to each his own I guess.