On Oct 28, 2011, at 2:23 PM, Eric Beck wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>> So my friend at the UFCW thought that turning Walmart into the Flint of 2011, he thought it was an interesting idea, but feared it might pit workers against customers. Imagine, thinking about that!
>>
>> Doug
>
> Well, as Jodi Dean reminds us, there is no politics unless there are
> lines of conflict.
Are you serious? The ideal would be to get workers and customers on the same side against management and shareholders. That's the line of conflict.