Work ethics

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[Vlaxitov]

I wan't you to honestly tell me that work ethic is either the same or better than it was 20 years ago, 30 years ago, 40 years ago, 50 years ago. Nobody spends "billions of dollars a years" on "political consulting agencies." Slave labor was the way of the world around the time this country was founded and its funny you should mention it because it was the at the time political left who fought to keep it while "right wing extremists" fought to abolish it.

[TheCarruths]

@Vlaxitov 50 years ago? Apartheid, Irish Need Not Apply, and fear of a Catholic president. 20? I grew up in the rust belt, so you're barking up the wrong tree there. Slave labor was the way of the NEW World when the U.S. was founded.... already illegal to practice in most of Europe, and militarily opposed by much of it. Royal opposition to the colonial slave trade provided much of the impetus to rebel (see "molasses tax").

[cardellacole4]

I can't believe the comments below, you mean the American dream and the music and film industry

[Vlaxitov]

@TheCarruths Half of my family is Apache Irish from VA, so I guess were both just barking. If you actually look at the abolition timeline, slavery was not already illegal to practice in most of europe during the founding of the US. As a matter of fact, many of the original colonies fall right in line or are ahead of europe in abolition legislation. For example, the oh so progressive french outlaw slavery in 1794 then they re-legalize it in 1804.

[goonsnak2k]

Good point.

[msa1985]

That they imagine the government will help them in their cause is the only stupid thing I've heard from the Occupiers. I haven't followed it closely, but it's what stood out to me.

[SassiBoB]

oh my god I love you so fucking much!

[DackIsBack]

Disturbing... (not you in the bathrobe)

Arbeit macht frei!

[rriverstone1]

I live in a 30 ft. travel trailer. My 1 gal. water jugs r frozen. I don't wanna change clothes, 'til the sun warms stuff up. So, I work in a bathrobe most mornings. I LOVE your arguments in this! SPOT ON! Good job!

[AussieGriffin]

The truth is that work isn't the right thing to focus on. What does work give us? Connection to the system and the illusion of influence. The currency we need for using the system for our own enjoyment. The opportunity to gain social status and rank. The opportunity to display competency to others.

Now take all those things and imagine a society where NONE of them come from "work" or a "job".

A.G.