[lbo-talk] labor bitchiness

[Stephen Philion]

Doug H asked:
Someone wrote me offlist with the very interesting and pertinent
question: why are laboristas so bitchy? Why the constant assertions
of authenticity, and the constant dis'ing of (essentially
sympathetic) intellectuals? And why the intense sensitivity to
criticism? One thought my correspondent had was that when you're
losing so big in the real world, then you lash out at easy targets -
because your real enemies are too busy ignoring you. I dunno. But
it's an interesting question, and an interesting hypothesis for an
answer. But I'd love to hear more.

--hey, it worked for Jim, he got a response from ya. Seriously, I'd
love to hear a response to my question to you about labor unions,
wages, and bureaucracies...I thought it was a pretty relevant one and
one I don't have the answer for, or not all the answers at least.

Steve