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The difference is one works for the public on public dollars and the other works for a private entity.

Your mistake is thinking public and private are the same.

No. The difference is you thinking that you, as the employer, have the right to surveil people, but then claim that you, as an employee, have the right to be free from such horrific conditions.

There's no other explanation.

For one, in this analogy, we (the "employers") have no power but the "employee" (the government) has the power of the law and the power of the guns.

In a private company the employer has the power over the employees.

We do not employ public servants. The government, which governs with our consent, does. They are paid with our tax money, but we do not employ them.

Working for the government and wielding power over the general public is a privilege and comes with higher expectations than a private employee.

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