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In reply to the discussion: What "Right to Work" really means [View all]burnsei sensei
(1,820 posts)The very phrase invites the perception that union members don't really work for their pay.
Unionizing should not be a right.
It should be recognized as a necessity.
In states where the shops are closed, it is.
I've seen a number of necessary things that the conservatives view in terms of rights.
For instance, getting education, in their view, should be a right, not viewed as a necessity for all people.
In the South, going to school is often viewed as an option, that there are plenty of things children should be doing outside of school that can be chosen to occupy their days.
How about clothing, housing and food?
In a conservative's eyes, these are options, things people choose to acquire or not.
They are not human needs at all.
After all, if we believed them to be human needs . . . then we would have to structure society such that they would be provided.
And, after all, "human needs" is just social science talk. Conservatives fear and despise nothing more than social science! Bwha-ha-ha!