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WhiskeyGrinder

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21. Hey, thanks for reconsidering. We're all a work in progress. I hope things are going better today.

Reply to MerryBlooms (Reply #20)

Sat Apr 10, 2021, 09:09 AM

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Amazon early vote tally shows workers poised to overwhelmingly reject union by 2 to 1 so far [View all] JohnSJ Apr 2021 OP

ugh nt orleans Apr 2021 #1

Then, accept your reality. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #2

Brainwashed MAGAs mostly. They don't mind hurting themselves as long as it hurts others more. nt joetheman Apr 2021 #11

Sad....lets see how this works with the less than average intelligence. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #12

Should've been tried in another state, a blue one preferrably. brush Apr 2021 #3

Word orangecrush Apr 2021 #4

People... Newest Reality Apr 2021 #5

Yup! It's just so sad. So immersed in their own defeatism they can't see it and believe they PortTack Apr 2021 #6

People vote for their best interests. You just have to know what those interests are. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #16

Never thought of it that way. As a retired former union person (27 years) who retired mgmt, I could walkingman Apr 2021 #17

No edhopper Apr 2021 #22

*You* believe that healthcare should be more important to someone. If a person decides that opposing WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #24

I think I can objectively show edhopper Apr 2021 #25

I'm sure you could. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #26

So they are edhopper Apr 2021 #28

The effort that approach takes and the low payoff makes it a nonstarter for me. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #29

I am not saying edhopper Apr 2021 #30

Convincing someone their vote is a negative is a shit voting strategy, because then they just won't WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #31

You keep thinking I am saying to tell them they are brainwashed edhopper Apr 2021 #32

If you think that your assumption that they're "brainwashed" won't come through in your message, WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #34

But they are brainwashed edhopper Apr 2021 #35

We don't need no damn union. magicarpet Apr 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author MerryBlooms Apr 2021 #8

Definitely the way to build solidarity there. Really well done. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #15

You and the other poster were correct, I was out of line and deleted. MerryBlooms Apr 2021 #20

Hey, thanks for reconsidering. We're all a work in progress. I hope things are going better today. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #21

"Gutter rats"? Elessar Zappa Apr 2021 #18

If you're an ambitious, better-than-average employee... VarryOn Apr 2021 #9

Link . . . Worried2020 Apr 2021 #10

Might as well be chickens voting for Colonel Sanders... LudwigPastorius Apr 2021 #13

There is a reason that manufacturers open their facilities in the South. walkingman Apr 2021 #14

That is true JohnSJ Apr 2021 #19

That is a bit of a generalization. former9thward Apr 2021 #23

I don't think the Alabama demographics are the primary issue when it comes walkingman Apr 2021 #36

Republican Amazon workers vote down union just to own their Hotler Apr 2021 #27

Clearly they were convinced edhopper Apr 2021 #33