Reply #30: this confusion

[Two Americas]

This endless introduction of confusion between the leaders and rulers and the people they represent, as though the two were the same, serves the purpose of suppressing the voice of all but those in power.

You say "the UAW" to describe what the leadership did, and distract us from the very real possibility that the rank and file was misled about this and does not at all represent their best interests, or even their voice on this - such voice as they had.

If the membership was told one thing to get them to rubber stamp this, and the truth is something else, this is something that we need to know and should be able to discuss. The speed with which this was done should make people suspicious. Of course no opposition movement in the ranks had any chance to form. The workers were given no choice - vote for this, or lose their job is the way it as presented.

It would not be out of the range of possibility that the leaders conspired to sell the workers short, nor that the Union leadership sold out the members, nor that the workers were misled, nor that the workers were not entirely clear about how this is coming down. Who the Hell in this country IS clear about what is coming down most of the time, with the realities propaganda and pressure from the ruling class? Why present all of that as beyond the pale and unworthy of consideration?

Oops did I use a commie word when I said "ruling class" and will we now have another round of red-baiting?


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