[lbo-talk] NYT on French unions

[Jim Devine]

On 3/29/06, Nathan Newman <nathanne at nathannewman.org> wrote:
>>>  Folks on the list seem to engage in almost mindless union-bashing without
>>>even a nod in the direction of the legal reality under which US unions
>>>operate.

me: >>can you quote some of this "almost mindless union-bashing," please?

Doug:
> To Nathan, criticism = bashing....

I noticed that. In a previous thread, I noted the similarity of his
attitude to that of the old USSR apologists, who saw any criticism of
the Soviet Union as reactionary.

Usually, in my experience, that kind of attitude is a reflection of
some sort of deep insecurity. I doubt that it's psychological
insecurity. Maybe Nathan's attitude reflects the deep structural
fragility of the US organized labor.

--
Jim Devine / "There can be no real individual freedom in the presence
of economic insecurity." -- Chester Bowles