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Being pretty far-left (by American standards, anyway), I feel extremely out of place on this website for reasons that I think are pretty benign in the grand sch
by sli 4y ago
Being pretty far-left (by American standards, anyway), I feel extremely out of place on this website for reasons that I think are pretty benign in the grand scheme of things. I support programmers unionizing, but the overall vibe of this website is that making a little more money individually is more important. Unions just aren't that radical, though. This site skews towards high earners, but the rest of us programming grunts in the trenches could use the solidarity.
- iopq 4y agoLibertarians have no problem with privately run organizations, like unions. Anyone has the right to associate with anyone they want. You just can't force someone to be in your union to get a job
- bet3lgeuse 4y agoThank you. I wish more of the real libertarians would stand up like this. Unions are indeed a positive force in the world to counteract private power. Freedom to assemble is a right that's nearly extinct. It's government that is responsible for union busting, not libertarians. There are so many charlatans and corporate barons who rise to some brief level of recognition with the libertarian label that I felt forced to stop using the term to describe myself about 10 years ago. Ideology is driven by Internet defined politburo which is why it's difficult to spot libertarian themes in public online discourse. As fascist undertones are evergreen, libertarian principles remain difficult to defend and vulnerable to ad-hominem attack. But I digress.