> I'm very socialist actually. I just think that with a good socialist government, unions are not needed as such because the national law already protects worke

> I'm very socialist actually. I just think that with a good socialist government, unions are not needed as such because the national law already protects workers' rights. Having strong and independent unions is how you keep a good socialist government. Almost anytime you hear “With a good government, you don’t need <whatever>”, you are hearing a recipe for guaranteeing that good government is an exceptional, transitory state. If your society isn't prepared for bad government, it will have one sooner than you’d like, and it will be difficult to dislodge it.