Bruno

Discussion (6) ¬

1. 
   Pete Rogan

   April 11, 2013 at 1:00 pm | #

   Also, collectively, we be crazy. In ways you cannot fathom or reasonably predict. It is dangerous to let the beast out, especially when you are trying to balance accounts, say, or manufacture window shades. The whole sheephouse could go up in flames.
2. 
   Christopher

   April 11, 2013 at 1:03 pm | #

   True that. :)
3. 
   Mr Lapin

   April 11, 2013 at 2:17 pm | #

   The labor movement was supposed to give workers more (if not total) control of the workplace. Instead it mostly got distracted by scraps that were easier to win, and (at least at first) probably easier for management to swallow. Not that better hours and higher wages were inconsequential, just that lousy hours and poor pay were the symptoms of the disease, not the disease itself.

   And today, even those limited victories are quickly draining away.

   I can’t help thinking that if it had really stayed focused on that original objective, labor might be in a much different position today – workers too.

   BTW, it’s totally unrelated, but I just noticed that the right side of this page still has your 2011 Appearance Schedule. A bit of history, I guess. :)
4. 
   Christopher

   April 11, 2013 at 3:06 pm | #

   It’s frustrating that we, as a culture, put the individual’s right to get wealthy over the populations right for basic needs. But oh well. Maybe it will change, maybe not.

   And, eek! I should update that schedule. Nothing coming up, though!
5. 
   Mr Lapin

   April 12, 2013 at 6:35 pm | #

   > Maybe it will change, maybe not.

   True that. :)
6. 
   Kona

   April 6, 2015 at 8:28 am | #

   There’s a segment of the population — how large a segment is open to debate — that is willing to accept “basic needs” as a lifestyle, and contribute nothing to their own upkeep or the betterment of the society that supports them. There is no humane way to incentivize these kinds of people to make any effort for themselves. It remains for working people to decide whether it is justified to carry the unwilling for the sake of peace of conscience, or to cast them off to shift for themselves. I see no easy answer either way.