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Tue May-12-09 08:54 PM
Response to Reply #25 |
| 29. At least Reagan was elected n/t |
| -When did Union become a dirty word? |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 08:00 PM |
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It was always a dirty word to the bosses. |
aquart |
May-12-09 08:05 PM |
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'scuse me, massa, listening to the bosses? n/t |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 08:06 PM |
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It happened about the same time liberal became a bad word |
merh |
May-12-09 08:06 PM |
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Reagan is the one who tore down the unions. |
avaistheone1 |
May-12-09 10:33 PM |
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he also made "liberals" a bad word. |
merh |
May-12-09 10:43 PM |
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Correct on both scores. |
avaistheone1 |
May-12-09 10:56 PM |
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About three years before the word "liberal" became a dirty word. n/t |
WeDidIt |
May-12-09 08:06 PM |
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Jesus christ, I ask: When was it NOT a dirty word. |
Mike 03 |
May-12-09 08:08 PM |
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A dirty word, but to whom? |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 08:11 PM |
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Who do you think? The employers. The corporations who pay the employees. |
Mike 03 |
May-12-09 08:13 PM |
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I can see, then, why employers would be against unions, |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 08:28 PM |
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People that didn't work for unions that got less pay then the union guy next |
mrcheerful |
May-12-09 08:28 PM |
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About when raygun became president. |
muntrv |
May-12-09 08:17 PM |
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Why does St Reagan hate America? |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 08:30 PM |
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Remember the 80's? |
omega minimo |
May-12-09 08:28 PM |
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No, Alzheimer's. |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 08:35 PM |
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Then why you aksin? |
omega minimo |
May-12-09 08:40 PM |
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Did you read the original post? |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 08:41 PM |
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Are you playing a game? |
omega minimo |
May-12-09 08:47 PM |
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I'm trying to understand why you're giving me a hard time, |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 08:52 PM |
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No intention of doing so, sorry. |
omega minimo |
May-12-09 08:57 PM |
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See bourgeoisification |
JVS |
May-12-09 08:31 PM |
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The Reagan administration started the war on unions |
liberal N proud |
May-12-09 08:34 PM |
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It never *wasn't* a dirty word -- |
Davis_X_Machina |
May-12-09 08:36 PM |
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So, I guess the victors of the Civil War were not Real Americans |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 08:38 PM |
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Look at how the Southerners derided the soldiers of the Union: |
Davis_X_Machina |
May-12-09 08:48 PM |
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August 3rd, 1981. The PATCO strike |
Canuckistanian |
May-12-09 08:44 PM |
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Try 1947 |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 08:47 PM |
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Yes, that was significant |
Canuckistanian |
May-12-09 09:05 PM |
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And then, planes started chucking engines on takeoff, and nobody noticed... |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 09:06 PM |
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When Joey said it. |
BlooInBloo |
May-12-09 08:44 PM |
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I was going to say around 1980 under Reagan - the worst President this country has ever seen |
ThomWV |
May-12-09 08:51 PM |
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At least Reagan was elected n/t |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 08:54 PM |
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You need to ask all of the people who support non union auto makers |
michreject |
May-12-09 08:52 PM |
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Forgive me if I don't hold my breath... |
Xipe Totec |
May-12-09 08:53 PM |
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OH, you mean most of the membership here on DU? |
DainBramaged |
May-12-09 10:31 PM |
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w/o my union I'd have no health coverage |
proud patriot |
May-12-09 09:12 PM |
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When it was voted on by "Secret Ballot" |
Touchdown |
May-12-09 10:23 PM |
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When the pro-rich conservatives said it was |
Kievan Rus |
May-12-09 10:34 PM |
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If you think its bad now, wait until the public pension bills start to roll in |
ProgressiveProfessor |
May-13-09 09:17 AM |
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