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> Let's at least start your argument from a place of intellectual honesty. Your original statement: > Also everyone seems to forget that the history of unions
by danans 5y ago
> Let's at least start your argument from a place of intellectual honesty.
Your original statement:
> Also everyone seems to forget that the history of unions in the US is inseparable from mafia racketeering.
As we've discussed, major parts of union history has nothing to do with mafia racketeering.
Falsely associating all organized labor with the parts that were involved with organized crime is intellectually dishonest.
- busterarm 5y agoRight, and despite all of the decades of evidence of problems with union corruption, the pro-unionists still beat the drum of "more unions. right now. we'll figure out the problems later." How about no. How about solve the problems that make corruption inevitable and then maybe I'll support your union.
- danans 5y ago> How about no. How about solve the problems that make corruption inevitable and then maybe I'll support your union. All systems that organize and collect power inevitably experience corruption, including corporations, governments, and religious institutions, not just unions. Even small businesses and sole proprietorships have incentives to engage in corrupt practices like bribery, especially at the local level. Singling out unions for corruption is selective reasoning.
- JAlexoid 5y agoOh.... I agree! That's why I'm an anarchist and I demand that all government be disbanded immediately, as it's the single most continuously corrupt institution that we experience. (Unless you're a hypocrite, that will support government... while using the same talking points against something you personally don't like)