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talkpolitics2011-11-22 10:41 pm
enders-shadow.livejournal.com) wrote in talkpolitics2011-11-22 10:41 pm
Memo: that's a bad meme
"Unions drove jobs overseas!"/"Employers will just move to China!"
This is a bad meme. Unions stood up for workers rights. Employers didn't feel like respecting those rights, so they found someplace else on the planet which they could disrespect the rights of workers and turn a bigger profit.
This meme implies that the appropriate course of action for the worker is to just accept the employers demands. Shut up and accept the McJob. Don't fight for higher pay--that'll make the employer exploit someone else!
This is a bad meme. It should be dropped.
This is a bad meme. Unions stood up for workers rights. Employers didn't feel like respecting those rights, so they found someplace else on the planet which they could disrespect the rights of workers and turn a bigger profit.
This meme implies that the appropriate course of action for the worker is to just accept the employers demands. Shut up and accept the McJob. Don't fight for higher pay--that'll make the employer exploit someone else!
This is a bad meme. It should be dropped.