Talking about dead
meat, there are scores of trade unions in this country under attack. Where is
the Democrats partnership with the unions? The Unions keep supporting the
Democrats while the Democrats keep screwing them to the ground.
Union
membership now bobs around 12 percent of the workforce. It has been this
low before -- 80 years ago. In 1900, just 7 percent of Americans were union
members. So an elegant economic explanation of the fall of unions (not to
diminish the good political explanations, but we're an economic section) should
also explain the rise of unions.
The above article was from Derrick Thompson from The
Atlantic, it's an interesting read.
Another good read is the article from The Washington Post "What
Happens If America Loses It's Unions?" Where
was that discussion in the debate?
4. American
Foreign Policy. What did we learn from that debate? Absolutely
nothing. Both candidates agreed with each other. It was a virtual "love
fest" between Romney and Obama. This "War on Terror" which has become a
give-away to the defense contractors and has become a plan for American military
"World Hegemony"
The
Pentagon is preparing for more efficient future responses to 4GW so as to
achieve what it, in Joint Vision 2020, calls "full
spectrum dominance."
Add to this that the historical memory of the
American people tends to be short, and we can conclude that we must anticipate
continuous U.S. military power projection, and with it, more 4GW challenges to meet
it in some instances. Each challenge may come with significant global security
costs: 4GW conflicts take place over long time periods, may spill over to
neighboring countries, may lead to civil war, may increase illegal weapons trade,
etc.
This is a problem that is really a breath-taking
event in our lives. "Full Spectrum Dominance" is what Rome had for almost 400
years. In this day and age with the threat of nuclear weapons, is this a
practical idea?
I spent almost 21 years in the Army. I worked with
nuclear weapons for 12 of those years. I know how the military works. I've seen
Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA) used in Korea. The end result of SOFA was
that US Forces in that country were virtually untouchable. I spent years in
Korea doing things that would have put me in jail in America. That's what SOFA
does. I imagine Roman soldiers had similar agreements. The point I'm making is that
SOFA agreements are totally one-sided. It was an amazing thing when the Iraqi
government refused to sign a SOFA agreement with America. The reason America wanted
it was to protect U.S. Forces from Iraqi law. SOFA agreements are in effect in
Japan, Korea and I suspect many other countries that accept U.S. bases. They
are agreements that accept US domination.
So what have we discussed here? We went over our
loss of civil rights. The Constitution is really no longer in effect. We went
over the disparity of wealth in this nation. We haven't had such a disparity of wealth
since the 1900's. Wages are low, profits are high. This is what sparked the first
progressive movement . I suspect that history will repeat itself with a
Progressive Movement in the 21st Century. In other words, the real
fight has just begun.
We discussed Trade Union busting. I suspect that
Trade Unions will get smaller and eventually disappear, but something else will
take their place. Workers in America are not especially happy doing slave labor
for shareholders.
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