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In reply to the discussion: It wasn't the union that killed the Twinkie. It was vulture capitalism. [View all]backscatter712
(26,357 posts)22. I don't know why DU puts up with these scabs...
If I were in MIRT or an admin, I'd have banned these fucks long ago.
Jack London is inspiring me...
After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, and the vampire, he had some awful
substance left with which he made a SCAB.
A SCAB is a two-legged animal with a corkscrew soul, a water brain, a combination
backbone of jelly and glue. Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten
principles.
When a SCAB comes down the street, men turn their backs and angels weep in heaven,
and the devil shuts the gates of hell to keep him out.
No man (or woman) has a right to SCAB so long as there is a pool of water to drown his
carcass in, or a rope long enough to hang his body with. Judas was a gentleman compared
with a SCAB. For betraying his master, he had character enough to hang himself. A
SCAB has not.
Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. Judas sold his Savior for thirty pieces of
silver. Benedict Arnold sold his country for a promise of a commission in the British army.
The SCAB sells his birthright, his country, his wife, his children and his fellowmen for an
unfulfilled promise from his employer.
Esau was a traitor to himself; Judas was a traitor to his God; Benedict Arnold was a traitor
to his country; a SCAB is a traitor to his God, his country, his family, and his class.
substance left with which he made a SCAB.
A SCAB is a two-legged animal with a corkscrew soul, a water brain, a combination
backbone of jelly and glue. Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten
principles.
When a SCAB comes down the street, men turn their backs and angels weep in heaven,
and the devil shuts the gates of hell to keep him out.
No man (or woman) has a right to SCAB so long as there is a pool of water to drown his
carcass in, or a rope long enough to hang his body with. Judas was a gentleman compared
with a SCAB. For betraying his master, he had character enough to hang himself. A
SCAB has not.
Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. Judas sold his Savior for thirty pieces of
silver. Benedict Arnold sold his country for a promise of a commission in the British army.
The SCAB sells his birthright, his country, his wife, his children and his fellowmen for an
unfulfilled promise from his employer.
Esau was a traitor to himself; Judas was a traitor to his God; Benedict Arnold was a traitor
to his country; a SCAB is a traitor to his God, his country, his family, and his class.
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It wasn't the union that killed the Twinkie. It was vulture capitalism. [View all]
Pab Sungenis
Nov 2012
OP
So how bad do you suppose it will have to get before enough people wake up
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#27
Never question those better than you. Knuckle under. Take what they give you.
Ikonoklast
Nov 2012
#37
Figure 'all in'; pension contributions, health care, paid vacation time, etc.
Ikonoklast
Nov 2012
#25
Hey! I think your point and the information you uncovered is crucial to this discussion. It's all
Squinch
Nov 2012
#86
kr. Lots of "Democrats" are happy to have hostess go under so people won't eat
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#11
Amazing how certain posters suddenly get "concerned" about nutrition when union issues come up. n/t
backscatter712
Nov 2012
#44
the competitor that will probably step in is bimbo, who also owns entermans (sp?).
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#87
they can move it to mexico, or a lot of it. or to canada. or even to china, actually.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#92
+1. the more i read, the more i believe this is a case of those in charge deliberately
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#17
If only we'd known. If only someone had been warning us about the consequences of
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#23
Exactly. And it looks like FTI was brought in to liquidate it, sell off brands and property
suffragette
Nov 2012
#28
average revenue since 2003 = about $3 billion a year. In 2003 they made a profit
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#45
no need for sorry but yeah, it's not about their product line at all -- except the looters
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#49
They went into bankruptcy 9/04, the very next year after they made nearly $30 million
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#51
"Republican or Democrat, a crook is a crook." = +1. Collins also = Citibank.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#46
A "King Kong" allusion? "Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast."
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#60
On His Death Bed, "Inventor" of the Twinkie Claimed It Wasn't World's Ultimate Junk Food
triplepoint
Nov 2012
#61