You do know that "The Alamo" and more generally the war it was an event in was pjust another land grab, right? It had nothing to do with standing up against tyranny. Seriously, stop getting your history from stupid movies and you'll come across as less of an idiot in future. Yes, indeed, as was "America" from the landing at Plymouth Rock all the way to California. That's not relevant to the point I was making that these are people who don't take kindly to being told what to do, be it by King George, Santa Anna or Microsoft.
Seriously, come down off your high horse and re-read your argument. A land grab from land grabbers?!? What makes you think the Mexican Government, made up of Spaniard invaders, really had any more right to the land than the U.S.? ALL of it was taken at the point of a gun from native people. You could easily say that the people at the Alamo were fools and they could have lived if they had just walked away. It is unlikely that things would have turned out any differently, though. We would have still grabbed Texas.
It's still all irrelevant, however, and you're just another person who thinks they're some kind of intellectual elite and talks down their nose to complete strangers on the Internet because it gets them off. Use the preview button next time and you'll come across as someone who can spell.
Unions represent regular people. You know, cops, firemen, teachers, truck drivers, plumbers, electricians, doctors, lawyers etc. One could just as easily argue that those are not regular people. They are union members. This has advantages, as you state. Funny that you don't mention people who work in offices, IT pros, programmers, etc. who are, by and large, unorganized. Imagine what life would be like if they were. There is good and bad to be had there. You might see the end of offshoring of IT jobs. You might also see clerical workers banding together to demand $35 an hour and lifetime health benefits.
Yes the doctors and lawyers have their unions too but they choose to call them associations. If you think the AMA, the Trial Lawyers or the American Bar Association are in any way like labor unions.....best do some more research.
I know the republicans hate people who are in unions but that's only because they tend to ask for more money from their bosses and insist on decent treatment. The chamber of commerce hates that shit. More unsupported, sweeping generalizations.....
I seriously doubt you are a Republican, so you don't even speak AS one, let alone speak for all of them. Same thing for the Chamber of Commerce. Unlikely that you are a member of one....
The thing that amazes me is that, if you say anything that criticizes the left, you are immediately assumed to be a Republican (and vice versa.) Personally, I despise BOTH parties and this whole right/left, red/blue thing. Both sides are in bed with their respective supporters. Take your pick: you can go right and be in bed with military contractors, energy companies, big pharma, etc. or you can go left and be in bed with lawyers, unions, media companies, etc. The reality is that all of this right/left crap is a bunch of emotional hogwash designed to blind you to the fact that you are being robbed blind: robbed of your money AND your rights. A *divided* public is one that is not going to stand up and tear down the status quo. And, make no mistake, unless you happen to be in the revolving door between the public sector and the private sector, YOU are not benefiting on either side of the aisle......
The Republican Party (note: not just Bush) currently favors the interests of large corporations. Texas is controlled by Republicans. Microsoft is a large corporation. Therefore, Texas supports MS.
Maybe it's not that cut-and-dried, but that's the logical train of thought that would cause people to reasonably assume such.
Yes, and Democrats support trial lawyers and labor unions (note: not necessarily regular people) so.... ---insert random logical assumption here.---
The fact that a "blue" state was the first to rebel against MS would seem to undermine your statement. Indeed, assumptions are rarely reasonable or logical.
People are being poisoned by the Red/Blue nonsense. It's hogwash that is intended to divide us and perpetuate a corrupt two-party system. Reality is not always what TV says it is. California is "blue" but I lived in Riverside County, which voted something like 2:1 to elect Bush. Now I live in "red" Texas, but can attest that Austin is overflowing with "blue" people.
I'm not sure why being a so-called "red state" means that it's people or government agencies are supporters of MS. What does that have to do with anything? Spare me the drivel about the Bush administration caving on the MS anti-trust case. Maybe they did. Maybe I agree. However, the sweeping generalization made by the original poster is simply unsupported.
Instead, I would point you to the fact that you're talking about the people who brought you the Boston Tea Party and The Alamo here. It's no surprise. These are Americans standing up against 21st century tyranny. Government users are BIG business for MS and YOUR tax dollars are paying for it. Texans, voice your support for this bill today!
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Seriously, come down off your high horse and re-read your argument. A land grab from land grabbers?!? What makes you think the Mexican Government, made up of Spaniard invaders, really had any more right to the land than the U.S.? ALL of it was taken at the point of a gun from native people. You could easily say that the people at the Alamo were fools and they could have lived if they had just walked away. It is unlikely that things would have turned out any differently, though. We would have still grabbed Texas.
It's still all irrelevant, however, and you're just another person who thinks they're some kind of intellectual elite and talks down their nose to complete strangers on the Internet because it gets them off. Use the preview button next time and you'll come across as someone who can spell.
I seriously doubt you are a Republican, so you don't even speak AS one, let alone speak for all of them. Same thing for the Chamber of Commerce. Unlikely that you are a member of one....
The thing that amazes me is that, if you say anything that criticizes the left, you are immediately assumed to be a Republican (and vice versa.) Personally, I despise BOTH parties and this whole right/left, red/blue thing. Both sides are in bed with their respective supporters. Take your pick: you can go right and be in bed with military contractors, energy companies, big pharma, etc. or you can go left and be in bed with lawyers, unions, media companies, etc. The reality is that all of this right/left crap is a bunch of emotional hogwash designed to blind you to the fact that you are being robbed blind: robbed of your money AND your rights. A *divided* public is one that is not going to stand up and tear down the status quo. And, make no mistake, unless you happen to be in the revolving door between the public sector and the private sector, YOU are not benefiting on either side of the aisle......
The author made a mistake, which has been corrected. The bill was submitted by Juan Hinojosa, State Senator from District 20
Yes, and Democrats support trial lawyers and labor unions (note: not necessarily regular people) so.... ---insert random logical assumption here.---
The fact that a "blue" state was the first to rebel against MS would seem to undermine your statement. Indeed, assumptions are rarely reasonable or logical.
People are being poisoned by the Red/Blue nonsense. It's hogwash that is intended to divide us and perpetuate a corrupt two-party system. Reality is not always what TV says it is. California is "blue" but I lived in Riverside County, which voted something like 2:1 to elect Bush. Now I live in "red" Texas, but can attest that Austin is overflowing with "blue" people.
I'm not sure why being a so-called "red state" means that it's people or government agencies are supporters of MS. What does that have to do with anything? Spare me the drivel about the Bush administration caving on the MS anti-trust case. Maybe they did. Maybe I agree. However, the sweeping generalization made by the original poster is simply unsupported. Instead, I would point you to the fact that you're talking about the people who brought you the Boston Tea Party and The Alamo here. It's no surprise. These are Americans standing up against 21st century tyranny. Government users are BIG business for MS and YOUR tax dollars are paying for it. Texans, voice your support for this bill today!