Venezuelan civil servants signed a petition to oust the president. Now they’re losing their jobs.

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1. Despite the privations of dismissal, including the loss of retirement benefits, some fired Seniat em

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Despite the privations of dismissal, including the loss of retirement benefits, some fired Seniat employees say they would sign the petition again.

“There’s no place for regrets here,” Belloso said, adding that she was proud of her decision and had made it for her children’s future. “I’d rather be unemployed with a clean conscience than be an accomplice in the horrible situation that the country is going through.”

It sure is tempting to think back to a time when we were that principled, but it has always come along with an extra price paid by one group or another.

Still, it is refreshing to see what we could be.