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redgiant (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:34 PM Original message |
Ethics of a general strike |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. What are the ethics of keeping our economy "running" the way it currently is? |
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Salviati (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. +1 |
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redgiant (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. That's a separate issue... |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. It's "separate?" And no one is being "harmed" the way things currently are? |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Not a separate issue at all in fact it is the entire point. If the system is bad enough then |
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redgiant (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. The unwilling are collateral damage in the bigger war? n/t |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. They are also victims of the powers that be just like the strikers. The 1% bare the blame |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. "the top 1% in power are responsible" |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. no it is not |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
35. They(we) will be harmed if we don't gs |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Do those same people also get out of jury duty? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
4. Short-term thinking vs. long-term thinking. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Unemployment is over 10% officially. Likely closer to15% |
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redgiant (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Isn't that their decision to make? n/t |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Strikes are part of the reason people have |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Up to a point. When you live in a community, you negotiate with the group. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. Since it's been a few generations since this happened in the us |
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redgiant (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. But... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Actually in that you need to read on practices for strikes |
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wobblie (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
9. some thoughts on the general strike |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
17. This is a common right wing tactic to used to fight against worker movements |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. This should be an OP. (nt) |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Thanks, I hate to see this type of bullshit spun. |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. OWS enjoys far higher % of support among the masses than the |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. Rolling strikes would be much more maddening and less crippling |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. I hope you are participating in your local OWS activity, b/c you |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. I had another op a week and a half ago |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. For Occupy Oakland, unfortunately, the die is already cast and a |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. Fear has no place anymore. n/t |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
22. The point is that the general strike says "Without us, you can't function" |
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ljean8080 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. my sister has a life threating |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. It's impossible to tell. Life in society always means depending on other people's availability. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. in the past general strikes have made certain that people |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:56 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. Is it just me or is it fucking heartbreaking to have to educate people on a democratic site |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. It is 50 years of relentless bullshit |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
28. The people who don't strike are harming me by supporting the system. I have a right to fight that. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
30. The ethics are just fine. |
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Downwinder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
34. Would there be this discussion over a weather day? |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
36. Judging from what I've seen... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. How may it "actually hurt innocent people," praytell? |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
41. I just think it'll be ineffective - ethically, also questionable |
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