In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Fighting for better pay or conditions of service is holding a 'gun to
your head'. Or, of course the more usual 'holding the country to
ransom'.

Broadly, yes.

It has always mazed me how the Left can in the same sentence demonise a
corporation that has a de facto monopoly as a profiteering monster, and
praise a Union that has a de facto monopoly as 'all about democracy;'

You've just made that up. But then your right wing pals dislike - at least
on paper - monopolies. Hence the con of giving the consumer 'choice'.
Oh - very few unions are the only one which covers and industry anyway. If
you have even followed the LT dispute.


But
then hyperbole does tend to be a tool of the extreme right wing.

No, its a tool of the extreme left actually. Projection of this sort is
normal for people suffering from NPD, Dave.



Did you actually live through that period?


If you can call it living. Never been poorer or more miserable.

Quite. And of course you blamed it all on the unions. Wouldn't expect
anything else of you.


Of course it's far better now. Loads of the poorest on zero hours
contracts at minimum wage. Just what big business ordered.


Which is of course the DIRECT result of minimum wage legislation brought
in by socialists.

Absolutely. You'd prefer they were paid even less. You really are one of
the most selfish people I've ever come across.

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