re: #496 Obdicut

I’m sorry, that sentence doesn’t really seem to fit anything I was saying, but it’s in a response to me, so I’m kind of confused.

I also haven’t dismissed anyone as stupid, a pawn, or anything else.

I’m just asking— if they’re not already pissed, what would it take to get them pissed? I’m reaching the conclusion that at no point would they actually get pissed off enough about ‘mere’ economic injustice to really do anything about it. After all, back in the bad old days, it wasn’t like a majority of society was out there protesting terrible working conditions. It was always a small minority fighting for worker’s rights, as most just tried to get through the day.

Sorry. Referencing earlier in the thread. I’m pretty pissed off right now.

Also, not saying that you’re calling them stupid. But I have seen a lot of anger directed at them.

Bringing too much outside crap into this.

I don’t think all of them need to be angry enough to do something, but this is an example of people who ARE angry enough to do something, they’re angry enough to make little signs explaining that they work 80 hours weeks, live on ramen, and have no health care, and that’s FINE thank you. And while I think that’s insane, I also, sort of understand what they’re feeling.

If we actually try to fix some of these issues through legislation—health care especially, since it’s been so poisoned before now—it would be great to have some of these folks supporting it instead of fighting like crazy against it. I don’t entirely know how you would get there, but I’ve been giving it some thought.