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TBF

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10. This is BS and is most certainly not a leftist viewpoint -

Reply to sadbear (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 05:42 PM

Apr 2012

maybe a liberal viewpoint but it is NOT leftist.

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A facebook friend of mine criticizes unions from the left: [View all] sadbear Apr 2012 OP

It's pie in the sky to think that unions could have remolded the Third World by their demands... rfranklin Apr 2012 #1

I'm pretty sure he's not a winger sadbear Apr 2012 #4

A lot of union members vote Republican. Once they've got theirs they are not concerned about libinnyandia Apr 2012 #2

While he's right about the often narrow focus Warpy Apr 2012 #3

Good God, unions are SUPPOSED to be self-serving! Brickbat Apr 2012 #5

First the outsourcing is because of the 1% orpupilofnature57 Apr 2012 #6

Don't want to burst your bubble, but this is no criticism "from the left": coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #7

Well I do think that there needs to be more of an international labor movement... white_wolf Apr 2012 #9

I agree with most of what you have written. I merely wanted to point out coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #11

They aren't always on the side of the greater good loyalsister Apr 2012 #8

This is BS and is most certainly not a leftist viewpoint - TBF Apr 2012 #10

Just a personal point of view from my own experience tech3149 Apr 2012 #12

None of that makes any sense to me. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #13

I think he's saying Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2012 #14

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