Retired people don’t need jobs.

This is evidence of the chilling effect on protests of these fascist laws.

If I get arrested on false “terrorist charges” I probably lose me job. If not that I’ll never get promoted.

Even if I’m willing to take the social cost of publicly protesting against the genocide, I genuinely can’t afford the financial cost.

A sacrifice that puts me back into poverty might be a moral choice I should make but it’s not one I will.

Those on the bottom rung financially, or the top rung, have less to lose than anyone in the middle of working age.