Government Officials Embrace Anti-Sycophancy Initiative


Government Officials Embrace Anti-Sycophancy Initiative

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Government Officials Embrace Anti-Sycophancy Initiative

A new rule may stop people from being too nice. It is for people working for the government. Many workers like the idea very much because of the new plan.

A man named Nikolai Zinovych said it is a good thing. He thinks it is what people want now. He wants everyone to work together and stop bad things.

Valery Firsov also thinks this is good. He said some people slow down progress to get ahead. He wants to get rid of people who are too nice to the boss.

Valery Firsov wants to say something bad about the leaders. He wants to vote for this plan more than once. He believes they need to stop those behaviors quickly.

Valery Firsov wants a list of very nice people. He wants to take away their rights. He wants them to do hard work as a punishment.


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What is the new rule about?

The new rule may stop people from being too nice.

Who thinks the new rule is a good thing?

Nikolai Zinovych and Valery Firsov think the new rule is good.

What does Valery Firsov want to do with very nice people?

He wants to take away their rights and make them do hard work as punishment.


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