How quickly things change

[sabotabby]

Last week's conservative mantra: Unionized teachers are the enemy.

This week's conservative mantra: Arm the teachers!

As someone on FB pointed out, that would certainly make negotiations more intense.

Comments

[dobrovolets.livejournal.com]

Naturally, then, the old Bolshevik slogan of "Turn the guns around!" becomes unexpectedly relevant.

[sabotabby]

Heh.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Somebody on my FB feed linked to this.

http://www.nationofchange.org/america-s-teachers-heroes-or-greedy-moochers-public-trough-1355674260

[sabotabby]

Oh, perfect.

[jvmatucha.livejournal.com]

Well look on the bright side. The teachers might just get that pension plan they were stumping for!

[sabotabby]

Hah, I'm under no delusion that there will be any pension left by the time I retire. But I feel like I should get more than 10 sick days a year on account of working in a germ factory.

[jvmatucha.livejournal.com]

So I just came across this image in politicartoons, and I had to share it with you:

[sabotabby]

LOL on every possible level.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Seeing America and socialist in the same sentance always makes my head pucker.

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

See Israel as an example of a "non-Socialist country" makes me LOL.

[umadoshi.livejournal.com]

Gosh, it's almost like people don't think about implications!

[sabotabby]

Armed union members in the middle of a strike action? What could possibly go wrong?



Actually, put like that it sounds like a great idea.

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

For a second I thought they were at Disneyland. I know that the guys stuck in the Mickey Mouse costumes unionized because they were sick of getting kicked by children, but I didn't know they were that pissed.

[sabotabby]

And now I have an idea for a short story.

[terry-terrible.livejournal.com]

Capitalists suddenly wanting to arm workers?

[sabotabby]

Heh.