[lbo-talk] Damon Silvers: The signal theory of labor law

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Thu Dec 4 08:51:59 PST 2008


On Thu, 4 Dec 2008, Mark Rickling wrote:


> In the mid 1930s, CIO posters and the like frequently cited FDR as
> stating "if I went to work in a factory, the first thing I'd do is join
> a union." I think the quote was apocryphal, however. Maybe we should
> start emailing out viral videos with BHO saying the same thing about
> Wal-Mart, hospitals, etc.

I'm afraid I think we certainly should not. One big difference between now and then is that is that it's easier to show that an ad is a fake. And an ad that's proven fraudulent generates huge amounts of bad feelings for your cause -- especially if it involves the manipulation of pictures. (Fake quotes are more robust, but without pictures, I don't think this one in this context would have much effect.)

Michael



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