Well, as we see labor start to assert itself

[nadinbrzezinski]

I expect more counter labor talking points. To say that I am shocked would be a lie. From the history of labor that I have been doing I am not shocked.

For the record...I stand with labor.

[socialist_n_TN]

1. As do I nadin. And no I'm not shocked at all

to see counter labor talking points. Anytime the slaves get "uppity", it comes up.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Socialism...by another name

Will soon be very popular...

[rurallib]

4. I hope you are right - and I am around to see it

[RKP5637]

11. I hope so. Eventually, hopefully, many Americans will wakeup and

realize what we have today in this country is "Corporate Welfare Capitalism." It's a capitalistic system that by design will make most people fail financially in life no matter what they do.

It's a system that's been corrupted to reward the few and move many into financial despair. I think it's only going to grow worse before it gets much better. Our current financial system is obsolete for the 21st century.

Here is an article, for example, I was recently reading, it's about a year old. but still relevant IMO. "Almost 80% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck w/poll" http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/10/30/915125/-Almost-80-of-Americans-live-paycheck-to-paycheck-w-poll

Here's another article I read today, I think it was referenced already on DU. "A Huge Housing Bargain -- but Not for You"

"NEW YORK (RealMoney) -- The largest transfer of wealth from the public to private sector is about to begin. The federal government will be bulk-selling the massive portfolio of foreclosed homes now owned by HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private investors -- vulture funds.

http://www.thestreet.com/story/11224917/1/a-huge-housing-bargain--but-not-for-you.html

These homes, which are now the property of the U.S. government, the U.S. taxpayer, U.S. citizens collectively, are going to be sold to private investor conglomerates at extraordinarily large discounts to real value.

You and I will not be allowed to participate. These investors will come from the private-equity and hedge-fund community, Goldman Sachs(GS) and its derivatives, as well as foreign sovereign wealth funds that can bring a billion dollars or more to each transaction.

In the process, these investors will instantaneously become the largest improved real estate owners and landlords in the world. The U.S. taxpayer will get pennies on the dollar for these homes and then be allowed to rent them back at market rates

...

As intended, the mass media are playing their part in classic style. Every major newspaper in the U.S. has run articles discussing the plan as a rental conversion, allowing readers to assume that Fannie, Freddie and HUD will be renting the properties directly to families who need housing. And although there is an allowance for these kinds of rentals, it is a minor political facade to the obvious true goal of bulk-sale privatization of these homes"

http://www.thestreet.com/story/11224917/1/a-huge-housing-bargain--but-not-for-you.html

[la la]

3. me too- all the way~ n/t

[senseandsensibility]

5. K and R, and it's nice to read something positive

eom

[malaise]

6. Ditto n/t

[white_wolf]

7. I stand with labor as well. You are right there will be new talking points.

Anyone want to take bets on what they will be or who will be the first to spout them? My guess is Limbaugh.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Oh we are already seeing them...

Union thugs, lack of respect for private property... They'd better be willing to face the consequences.

[white_wolf]

9. Sadly, I saw all three of those on here just today. nt.

[Scruffy1]

12. Seems like a lot of Indians are riding with the calvary to me.

I can never understand the attitude of many towards any kind of civil disobedience. Don't they know we are fighting for our lives against powerful and well funded enemy who controls the government from sea to shining sea? They own the courts and the government. All we have is our bodies and our numbers.

This is why liberalism has been and always will be a failure.

[October]

10. I stand with labor, too.

[NNN0LHI]

13. I have seen my union lied about by some of the most trusted news sources

So naturally I will be cynical about anti-union media reporting from even well known media outlets. Everyone should be.

Don

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Yup

[jwirr]

15. One of the nice things I heard one of the leader of the union say was

that they represent not only members but all workers and anyone who stands with them. As someone who has been poor most of my life I know that I would have no safety net at all if it had not been for the unions. The rethugs are going to try to make everyone think that unions are bad in every way they can - name calling, using issues like the recent violence and any thing else they can trow at them. Hopefully America is waking up - we have no other voice - no other strength. We need the unions and we need to be willing to fight for them.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. I think we are collectively waking up

Why the attacks will, are already, so bad.