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Egalitarian Thug

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15. And in this regard, they deserve a bashing or two. Unions are great when they work,

Reply to hfojvt (Reply #9)

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 02:28 PM

Nov 2013

but we haven't seen them working for a very long time. While the union itself is the only officially recognized mechanism we have with which to bargain our labor, the unions have often been run for the benefit of the union executives over that of the rank and file.

Remember that Archie Bunker was a union member and virtually everyone immediately recognized that character as representative (though obviously as a TV character) of what we saw.

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Chomsky: Business Elites Are Waging a Brutal Class War in America [View all] xchrom Nov 2013 OP

AutoChomskyDURec KG Nov 2013 #1

Excellent article. k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #2

Can't find much in there to disagree with. Minimum wage with no benefits is the new Flatulo Nov 2013 #3

He pretty well nails it. nt Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #4

Okay DUers, from now on its "working class" not "middle class", say it everywhere. nt MrYikes Nov 2013 #5

Revolutionary socialist here. Been using working class all along....... socialist_n_TN Nov 2013 #6

I've always hated the term "middle class" hfojvt Nov 2013 #7

I've referred to myself and my peers as working class for some time now. Should be said with pride Populist_Prole Nov 2013 #19

One thing he gets very well here, although he doesn't say it outright...... socialist_n_TN Nov 2013 #8

but is it really ZERO sum? hfojvt Nov 2013 #11

Anecdotal evidence doesn't take away from the systemic rules........ socialist_n_TN Nov 2013 #12

it provides an example hfojvt Nov 2013 #13

This might be an "agree to disagree" moment..... socialist_n_TN Nov 2013 #14

but even our oligopoly capitalism is not designed that way hfojvt Nov 2013 #18

Although I do agree with the argument that capitalism is a war truedelphi Nov 2013 #17

I note the way Chomsky bashes unions here hfojvt Nov 2013 #9

Yep. That's called an "aristocracy of labor" (I'm sure you knew that)......... socialist_n_TN Nov 2013 #10

And in this regard, they deserve a bashing or two. Unions are great when they work, Egalitarian Thug Nov 2013 #15

Chomsky Has it Right colsohlibgal Nov 2013 #16

We saw Moyers last night too PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #21

Great article. Thank you. emsimon33 Nov 2013 #20