Shoot yourself in the foot.
Cut your nose off to spite your face.
You pick the metaphor. This is what breaking unions comes down to. Look, of course there are some issues with unions. I have friends and relatives who are managers and have their hands tied with union employees, unable to fire some people that need to be fired. I know there are corrupt union leaders just as there are corrupt CEOs. Perhaps it's time for some unions to step up and say, OK, we need to make some concessions in terms of how we operate. It is never time to break unions. I don't understand how we can agree to allow the existence of organizations such as WTO and simultaneously want to get rid of unions.
Unions are a sign of democracy. Thank you unions for the 40 hour work week, overtime pay, health care benefits, vacations (some of the shortest in the "developed" world by the way). Thank you unions for workplace safety. Thank you for so many things I don't even have to know about because they no longer exist because of union folks. I am not union, but thank you because I benefit from your work.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Too Long for FB
I tried to post this on my status, but I was denied because it's too long. FB limits the literary, academic, and verbose.... : )
“The Justice Department and the president have taken the position on behalf of the United States government that discrimination against gay and lesbian people in all cases is presumptively unconstitutional,” he said. “It’s the first time the United States government has ever embraced that position, and if the courts agree, it will help to eradicate all of the various forms of discrimination that gay and lesbian people suffer around the country.” - New York Times quoting Tobias Wolff.
Major victory!
“The Justice Department and the president have taken the position on behalf of the United States government that discrimination against gay and lesbian people in all cases is presumptively unconstitutional,” he said. “It’s the first time the United States government has ever embraced that position, and if the courts agree, it will help to eradicate all of the various forms of discrimination that gay and lesbian people suffer around the country.” - New York Times quoting Tobias Wolff.
Major victory!
Monday, February 21, 2011
The List
I just watched "Food Inc." and it's inspired me to write my own little list of things. We've been convinced to be afraid of many things lately - such as terrorists, Muslims, illegal immigrants etc. Here's the list I think we should really be worried about:
- Copyrighted seed production/ownership
- Monsanto
- Deregulated and privatized water
- Water rights being sold to multi-national corporations
- Water/food security in general
- Capitalism being considered synonymous with democracy
- Laws that allow college students to carry weapons on campuses - hello, have you been to college or to a campus party?
- Textbook production - the fact that Texas influences it so much
- DNA copyrighting
- Fox News
- Bills proposed to remove funding of public television and radio
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Blah-g.
Thinking about starting another blog called "Blah-g". Tee hee.
Really, I just have a lot to say. A LOT. I have an inner dialogue that yoga can quiet a bit. Silly meditative tapes at night before bed can give a bit of respite. Therapist listens and I just blab away - that helps a bit. I journal, OK I have a journal and I sometimes use it. I have three blogs. I post all the time on FB. I still have more to say... Could this be a specific kind of deficiency or condition?
I don't even care if anyone is listening! And, yes, I talk to myself.
Really, I just have a lot to say. A LOT. I have an inner dialogue that yoga can quiet a bit. Silly meditative tapes at night before bed can give a bit of respite. Therapist listens and I just blab away - that helps a bit. I journal, OK I have a journal and I sometimes use it. I have three blogs. I post all the time on FB. I still have more to say... Could this be a specific kind of deficiency or condition?
I don't even care if anyone is listening! And, yes, I talk to myself.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Yeah, I Probably Can't Say That on FB
Ever see pictures on FB of folks that you used to know and think:
- wow, do I look that old?
- I so dodged that bullet.
- I can't believe I had a crush on him/her.
- wow, she/he hasn't changed one bit and that's not a good thing.
OK, that's just mean and I won't say those things on FB...
- wow, do I look that old?
- I so dodged that bullet.
- I can't believe I had a crush on him/her.
- wow, she/he hasn't changed one bit and that's not a good thing.
OK, that's just mean and I won't say those things on FB...
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Glenn Beckians are the Enemy of the State
I just wanted to say that I think folks who subscribe to Glenn Beck is one of the most insidious characters in modern history. Right up there with Dick Cheney and Karl Rove. What they promote is anti-American. There. Just that simple.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Did you not learn from W?
So, I just want to get this off my chest. Sarah is for dummies. Dummies like to be surrounded by dummies. Really, I think some people want other stupid people to run the country because smart people make them feel stupid. I think they're afraid "those smart people" are trying to pull something over on them. Get behind Sarah, she'll make you feel smart. That's what we want in our leadership... Stupid people who can talk dumb to us. I'm am completely convinced of this now.
When W was elected the first time, I thought, "Great, 'activist judges' elected our president." (Oh wait, 'activist judges' can only be liberal right?) Then when he was elected the second time I thought, "Well, maybe people are just that out of touch with the world and are just voting along party lines."
Sarah's nomination to run as VP made me think, "OK the media has largely been taken over by conservative folks with lots of money." I went along with "the media controls what we see and therefore what we know, which leads to how we vote." Yeah, um now that she's ditched her responsibility as governor and revealed more of the lack of knowledge that she possesses, I am left with a dismal reality. There are stupid people out there. Maybe I should say uninformed, but that somehow softens the responsibility.
Let's get real, we are responsible for what we know, for how we get our information, for our participation. No matter how much one party may own the media, or be owned by the media, we do still live in a democracy - even if that democracy is anemic. I am judging people too. I'm using that bad word "stupid." Just because you might not know if it's South or North Korea that is the "good one" doesn't mean that you don't want a president/leader who does. It's OK if "we" don't know exactly what NATO does, but don't you want your leaders to? (OK, it's really not OK that the average citizen may not know these things, but don't get me started on our US-centric educational system. Most people in the rest of the world know more about the rest of the world than the average US citizen.) Realize that if a political figure doesn't know the difference between North and South Korea, has never really traveled outside the US, ditched her office early (um there is a lame duck period for presidents people), they are probably not safe as leader of one of the largest, richest, most powerful countries in the world -and I don't mean China.
When W was elected the first time, I thought, "Great, 'activist judges' elected our president." (Oh wait, 'activist judges' can only be liberal right?) Then when he was elected the second time I thought, "Well, maybe people are just that out of touch with the world and are just voting along party lines."
Sarah's nomination to run as VP made me think, "OK the media has largely been taken over by conservative folks with lots of money." I went along with "the media controls what we see and therefore what we know, which leads to how we vote." Yeah, um now that she's ditched her responsibility as governor and revealed more of the lack of knowledge that she possesses, I am left with a dismal reality. There are stupid people out there. Maybe I should say uninformed, but that somehow softens the responsibility.
Let's get real, we are responsible for what we know, for how we get our information, for our participation. No matter how much one party may own the media, or be owned by the media, we do still live in a democracy - even if that democracy is anemic. I am judging people too. I'm using that bad word "stupid." Just because you might not know if it's South or North Korea that is the "good one" doesn't mean that you don't want a president/leader who does. It's OK if "we" don't know exactly what NATO does, but don't you want your leaders to? (OK, it's really not OK that the average citizen may not know these things, but don't get me started on our US-centric educational system. Most people in the rest of the world know more about the rest of the world than the average US citizen.) Realize that if a political figure doesn't know the difference between North and South Korea, has never really traveled outside the US, ditched her office early (um there is a lame duck period for presidents people), they are probably not safe as leader of one of the largest, richest, most powerful countries in the world -and I don't mean China.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
