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Even though getting officials fired is not your preferred method to help jumpstart reform there are no reasons for you to discourage others of doing so.

Exactly. Bottom-up action is strongest when supported by a diversity of tactics. Alice may not like Bob's methodology, and Bob may not like Alice's, but when they expend their energy discouraging each other from doing something they believe in, neither have a shot at advancing their shared cause. Gatekeepers are the undeclared allies of power.

Put your energy into action you believe in, and let the chips fall where they may.