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Are you American? I'm not, but it seems to me unions are important force in american politics. From time to time, news surface how unions surprisingly stand up
by dexen 16y ago
Are you American? I'm not, but it seems to me unions are important force in american politics.
From time to time, news surface how unions surprisingly stand up and take strong stance on something unrelated to protecting the empoyees. <weasel words>Which makes some suspect corruption</weasel words>. This story seems to validate that.
- tzs 16y agoDepending on who you believe, patents are either a vital component of keeping companies innovating and profitable (which is good for employees), or they are dragging companies down and making them waste money working around bad patents and dealing with patent troll lawsuits (which is bad for employees). Either way, they seem within scope for unions interested in protecting employee interests.
- dexen 16y agoYou seem to believe there are only two sides to the discussion. There are three, actually: two very vocal partizan sides, and a third side doing actual research. Scientists have spoken on patents and other forms of Intellectual Property protection. I believe [1] in science, do you? ---- [1] in the figurative sense ONLY. Science is not matter of belief; nor the beliefs I hold personally have anything to do with science.