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In reply to the discussion: Can you be a Democrat and be anti-union? [View all]coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)83. Good point. The Democratic Party is a political grouping, whereas
progressivism is a political stance. And, as we all know, the two are not identical nor even synonyomous. Would that it were so.
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Can you be a Democrat an be anti-union?... this sounds like what repugs are going thru.
seabeyond
Apr 2012
#5
No. Are there anti-union "Democrats" who think since they believe in other Democratic positions
pampango
Apr 2012
#7
Trade and strong unions go together quite well in Germany, Sweden and most of Europe.
pampango
Apr 2012
#15
Not in the US, however. In the US, "Free Traders" have gleefully dismantled the Labor movement. nt
Romulox
Apr 2012
#21
If you are Conservative, why bother to go over when the Democratic leadership itself has gone over?
RC
Apr 2012
#24
I used to drive a Jeep Pickup. I was really sad to see it totaled (my fault and no one got hurt--
amandabeech
Apr 2012
#56
When I went to UM, I washed the dishes of many sons and daughters of GM engineers
Romulox
Apr 2012
#85
I have a Honda. I looked for an American made car with a great reliability history....
Honeycombe8
Apr 2012
#82
This is an extremely verbose *justification* for why you don't support unions...
Romulox
Apr 2012
#84
Thank you, Spider. That was my point, for real. That I really looked...it wasn't that I didn't
Honeycombe8
Apr 2012
#88
You're a corporatist wrapped in the gaudy costume of a "citizen of the world".
Romulox
Apr 2012
#104
Yes, I can be verbose. But you lie when you say I don't support unions.....
Honeycombe8
Apr 2012
#89
DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz doesn't support the UAW, that's for sure.
Romulox
Apr 2012
#13
Since all it takes is to register as one, yes. But if you claim to stand for Democratic principles
Egalitarian Thug
Apr 2012
#17
What's wrong with expecting members of a political party to agree on some core principles?
limpyhobbler
Apr 2012
#72
You can be a "New Democrat", they ARE anti-union. Some consider them GOP infiltrators.
Dragonfli
Apr 2012
#37
NO. Every Democratic endorsement questionnaire has strong questions about union support on it.
Poll_Blind
Apr 2012
#40
AFIC, you can't support "Free Trade" or a "Free Market" and still be a "DEMOCRAT".
bvar22
Apr 2012
#42
Of course. How many democrats voted for NAFTA and GATT? As Chris Hedges has noted, the passage of
Citizen Worker
Apr 2012
#48
The circle (D) absolves all except for shout it from the rooftops, Klan robe in the closet racism
TheKentuckian
Apr 2012
#68
I support unions--except when it saves me a buck to go with a scab product. That counts?
Romulox
Apr 2012
#105