[teledude]

Nice try in defending unions. I ain't buying it though... they had a place a long time ago, but now they are anachronistic impediments to productivity and profits.

We live in a capitalist society that rewards individualism... the whole "collective bargaining" thing is pure communism, especially coupled with the automatic "distrust" of corporations and business. You would be better off if you took your union dues and bought stock in the company with them.

Of course, I'm sure talk like this makes you want to crack my head with a pipe wrench... that's the other problem I have with unions... thugs.

[ARCADIA]

"We live in a capitalist society that rewards individualism... the whole "collective bargaining" thing is pure communism, especially coupled with the automatic "distrust" of corporations and business. You would be better off if you took your union dues and bought stock in the company with them.

Of course, I'm sure talk like this makes you want to crack my head with a pipe wrench... that's the other problem I have with unions... thugs."

The more I listen to these rants the more I come to appreciate that many of you wouldn't recognized a real communist if came up kiss you face and stab you in the back. Communism is what happens when a few use the mechanism of the state to control the productive assets and stifle opportunity and freedom. Finding a communist is easy; just look at you is benefiting from political pork and you have your man. Most of the time it is going to be the very "capitalist hero" upon who's butt cheeks your lips are so firmly attached.

Despite popular opinion communism is not anti-capital. They love capital, they just hate sharing it with the general population. The general communist population are simply told that the centralized control of capital will lead to a greater trickle down benefit to them. Now where have we seen that trickle down economics model before?

I am not pro-union in any way shape or form. But, some of you guys are so terrified by the concept that you are fixated on it and missing the larger picture.