Tom Morello - Wisconsin Protests - Speech and Union Song - Madison, WI 2-21-11

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[lambrettist2007]

Go on up and tell them that in person if you think you're so tough. Minimum wage, 8 hour days, overtime pay, paid vacations, retirement plans, you can thank unions for these. Jealous of the decent wages and benefits that a good union job brings, but not jealous of lazy fatcat CEO's "earning" $35,000 per day? No problem with a disparity of wealth like that of Mexico? You are the leech for being part of the problem and not part of the solution.

[lambrettist2007]

@19d4life

You guys are the thugs, carrying guns to peaceful rallies while you cheer on the raping of the USA by the corporations and the very few, extremely wealthy elite families who own 90% of America that look down on you as just another slave. You are no different than those who support tyrants in any other country. When they get their comeuppance I hope you volunteer to join them in prison.

And you didn't win. This is a war, and you've chosen the wrong side.

[hoosierroo1001]

Every revolution has violence. As long as the violence is aimed in the direction its intended. Go fuck yourself and listen to some Toby Keith.

[lambrettist2007]

So you were hoping to provoke violence? That, in a word, describes a thug. Nice of you to post that online.

[mackenzii709]

And what is a decent wage to you? I agree unions used to be a good thing and yes they did do alot a long time a ago but now they are just a corrupt as the ceos of large companies. Any union job I worked was the worst job I ever had now that I work in non union job it is the best place I have ever worked. We don't need unions we need non corrupt ceos that actually care about employees and no union can ever make that happen.

[lambrettist2007]

No, I want to be paid a decent wage for decent work, not slave wages. We ain't serfs, no matter what the corporations say. The wealthy and the corporations they own never give anything away, organized workers have fought and died to bring about working conditions we take for granted today: the 8 hour day, weekends, paid sick leave, paid vacations, workers compensation cover, overtime pay, etc.

In China, labor unions are illegal. Is this what you want? Living in factory towns working 16 hr days?

[mackenzii709]

Unions are greedy just like CEO's of the big companies. People bitch and complain about not being paid enough well look you have a job right your making money so shut up. There are alot of people who don't have jobs and have lives alot worse then you do. Think of this do you want to get some pay even though you may think its not enough or would you like to make nothing?

[Montague Monty]

Your point might carry a bit of weight if you cold actually spell. I assume that you wnt to a "non union " school.

[seandoherty9494]

Colleegs. This fella carnt sing. And he would ve better just righting a poem. Yes socialism is good no scabs beter future ect. But "comrad,brother,sister" its very arcayic.

[CloudvisionPro]

Brothers and Sisters!! a Union Song!

[mattgangwer75]

Haha you lost!

[dirtcutter1]

Maybe he should have sung his RATM lyrics: "so now I'm rolling through Wisconsin with a shotgun, these people ain't seen a brown skinned man since their grandparents bought one."

nah, on second though, probably wouldn't go over well.