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> “human rights” You’re right that genuine human rights trump property rights but there are no human rights at stake here. It’s not a human right to dispose of
by nyokodo 3y ago
> “human rights”
You’re right that genuine human rights trump property rights but there are no human rights at stake here. It’s not a human right to dispose of someone else’s property to exert control over someone else’s job when there is no threat to life and you can take your labor somewhere else. The situation under contention is far removed from human rights.
- lisasays 3y agoThe situation under contention is far removed from human rights. Completely disagree - the situation couldn't be more fundamental to human rights. The simple right to earn a decent living, under fair working conditions, without fear of harassment from some so-called company owner, steaming drunk with power based on some gobbledygook about absolute "property rights" that he read on the internet. And I think we can leave it at that.
- nyokodo 3y ago> The simple right to earn a decent living, under fair working conditions, without fear of harassment No one’s rights to any of that is threatened by having to use your own devices/word of mouth to organize a labor union.
- lisasays 3y agoThe crucial assumption that this statement relies upon: namely, that "corporate rights are equivalent to human rights" -- is a perfect example of the gobbledygook I was referring to.