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In reply to the discussion: A wake-up call for Dems, labor, and the left [View all]Gold Metal Flake
(13,805 posts)Man, talk about overused phrases.
Labor is a willing and enthusiastic part of the destruction of labor. 36% of union members voted for Walker in the recall election. When you have that many people firmly and enthusiastically dedicated to lowering their own wages and limiting their own rights, I see no way of turning the tide.
American workers by the millions do not like high wages, job safety, job security, or a secure retirement. Face it. Give it a name, a diagnosis, make jokes about it, it does not matter. American workers, by the millions, want less economic advantages. So many that those that disagree are completely ineffective to counter them. The militant Want Less Now political block of the working class are extremely powerful and very effective.
Get ready for austerity, because millions of American workers want it, and they want it real bad.
Just fact.