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freshwest

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9. I'm sure they did... Also had some trouble with media and the ground game.
Wed Dec 12, 2012, 01:05 AM
Dec 2012

One of our MI union members said he begged some of his co-workers to not vote for Sydner. It was likely a minority, but could have swayed the voter. They believed him when he said he would not do what he just did, during the campaign.

But history shows the GOP attacked labor for many years. Even if they had had the record of not attacking specfic unions, their political philosophy is against the social safety and upward mobility that unions work to create. Their allegiance to big business and profit, is incompatible with the interest of labor in principle.

Especially when taken to its extreme, as the GOP has. They have fought all regulations, including those that held employers in check. The media and churches unfortunately have literally made capitalism a religion whose tenets may not be questioned.

When it gets out of hand, and factories are closed for the profit of the shareholders and CEOs, the workers are shamed and pushed aside. The economic situation in Michigan is not the result of unions, but corporate greed. As Springsteen said in his song'Youngstown':

'Now sir you tell me the world's changed
Once I made you rich enough
Rich enough to forget my name'


The workers made these owners extremely wealthy. So rich they now think of themselves as kings, and should own everything. Michigan is in big trouble and they are working to extend this nationally. WI has won some victories in this, but we hear little from them now, although they are still working through the system to change things. The big money is up against us in a way that they haven't been able in over a hundred years and this is a very dangerous time for us.

10,000+ union employees who will pay for the freeloaders who don't MichiganVote Dec 2012 #1
Love you, Jesse! We will remember: freshwest Dec 2012 #2
Wow, I didn't know 'right-to-work' went back so far Cal Carpenter Dec 2012 #3
Timelessly seeking balance. freshwest Dec 2012 #4
Nicely said... Right to work is fraud- take this to the courts... midnight Dec 2012 #6
Michigan joins Mississipi and China right to work laws.... Aren't this right to work laws midnight Dec 2012 #5
No. They are symbolic of the will of the voters. Unfortunately, MI elected the GOP. freshwest Dec 2012 #7
Time to improve those election results... I wonder if Michigan had voter I.D. issues, redistricting midnight Dec 2012 #8
I'm sure they did... Also had some trouble with media and the ground game. freshwest Dec 2012 #9
Terribly sad for those union workers to awake to this fraud.. midnight Dec 2012 #10
Possibly bought the both parties are the same meme. And I'm sure it hurts deeply. freshwest Dec 2012 #12
The GOP gerry mandered the Fuck out of Michigan Lefty48197 Dec 2012 #11
Why blame the party, when it was the voters? The party is composed of those who are active. freshwest Dec 2012 #13
Here's what I MEANT to say.... Lefty48197 Dec 2012 #14
One person. one chair is not the party. It's us, going to community meetings, persuading. freshwest Dec 2012 #15
You'll be interested in this: PETRUS Dec 2012 #16
Thanks, it disproves the mantra, 'Both parties are the same, voting doesn't matter.' freshwest Dec 2012 #17
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