12-Dec-12 World View -- Left-wing violence increases

[John]

12-Dec-12 World View -- Left-wing union violence continues to increase in America

North Korea launches long-range rocket

** 12-Dec-12 World View -- Left-wing union violence continues to increase in America
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/cgi ... 12#e121212



Contents:
Left-wing union violence continues to increase in America
Terrorist group Jabhat al-Nusra gains support in Syria after U.S. designation
France urges immediate military intervention in Mali
North Korea launches long-range rocket


Keys:
Generational Dynamics, Steven Crowder, Michigan, right to work,
Doug Geiss, Terry O'Sullivan, James Hoffa, Teamsters,
Death of a President, Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra,
France, Mali, North Korea, Japan

[Trevor]

Well, I'd say it's quite clear that if you're seen as on the left, you can get away with anything you want. This is also one of the reasons why organized labor participation has dropped in the past few decades. Clearly they don't seem to realize that calling for violence and screaming hate isn't going to help your cause, even if the media are willing to give you air cover.

At the moment, it looks like Al-Qaeda is succeeding in another country. Even if we don't want to get involved, events may force our hand, especially if there's a major terrorist attack from the branch controlling Mali.

[OLD1953]

Well, I'd say it's quite clear that if you're seen as on the left, you can get away with anything you want.

Trevor, do you really think the banksters are all liberal leftists? They certainly seem to have gotten away with it, apart from suits brought by New York State.

And just anticipating something inevitable: http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/Pub ... 1112041708

At this point in the cycle, non-professional unions and guilds start to grow again. (Professional unions aren't called that, and are on a different cycle, however there are only three classic professions. Even accepting the 9 listed as professions in the US, you still see most of them on the counter cycle to non-professional unions.) Non professional unions only grow when they are violent, or to put it another way, their growth is resisted harshly and they respond physically. Whichever way you prefer to regard it, union violence will increase dramatically over the next decade or two.

I'm surprised banks in the US haven't been on the receiving end of any but minor violence, OWS certainly had the potential for that, but as yet they've generally refrained. Doubtless a large part of this is the effect of the FSLIC protection of accounts. If that breaks down, bankers will be in huge trouble.

While it's true that follow the money is a reliable indicator for almost anything, it seems to always be true when the French are involved.

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/countr ... ions-6782/

They may not be number one now, but they've got a lot of money there.

[Trevor]

What I noticed is that support for labor unions dropped considerably throughout the 1930's. It didn't start increasing again until WWII started. It stayed high until the 1960's, began to drop but after that stayed roughly steady until the last few years, where it's reached its lowest level. From the people I've talked to, if they don't support the unions, it's usually because there's seen as just as much at fault as big business and big government.

Another complaint from actual union members is that they have no say in how the people in charge spend their dues. They may tend to lean democrat, but it doesn't mean they're all insane.

As for Occupy Wall Street... they didn't last as a grassroots organization for long. The people who were angry either got thrown out or left of their own accord once they saw what it was becoming. At this point, it seems to have became a political tool for various left-wing organizations that gradually took it over.