tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post2669671081156234369..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Labor Day 2016Jim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-18290522181448073402016-10-10T01:49:27.961-05:002016-10-10T01:49:27.961-05:00You remind those of us why "the good 'Ol ...You remind those of us why "the good 'Ol Days" weren't so "good" as some keep trying to convince us for several decades now. He comprehensively outlines the facts and conditions in this country's history that it would seem many have either forgotten, or maybe never learned. He clearly articulates the very good reasons why many of our institutions and regulations exist, the same ones many want to eliminate. I guess they want to repeat our history so they can remember why we have the governmental protections, regulations and statutory laws that exist today. <br /><br />The rich, greedy, self-righteous and unsavory characteristics of human nature understandably abhor regulation and restrictions that limit the ability to exploit other human beings.Greg McHenryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535141935338619502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-9163156594907037762016-09-23T00:02:24.600-05:002016-09-23T00:02:24.600-05:00I just like to point out that manufacturing jobs w...I just like to point out that manufacturing jobs were crappy jobs, until we all got together to change that. There is no magic that makes working in a factory a better job then flipping a burger. It's the wages and benefits people miss- not standing on an assembly line. Those wages and benefits weren't just given to workers because factories made owners money. They were fought for. For decades. Until owners found out that they could go somewhere else and make other people work in crappy conditions for little pay. <br />Now those people are learning to fight back too, and we have forgotten how. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045647460815429683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-58186565269089287752016-09-08T06:48:14.901-05:002016-09-08T06:48:14.901-05:00Exactly! My Dad was born in 1911. He always said,...Exactly! My Dad was born in 1911. He always said, these are the good old days.<br />Most Libertarians I no were raised in privilege. <br />I was a carpenter, the last 6 years I worked, at a VA hospital. One of the guys used to work with was totally pissed off about paying taxes. He worked for the VA since the 70s!<br />How do you make that disconnect?<br />As a private sector worker most of my life, his attitude used to facilitate me!<br />ibeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274556806090512773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-74704516870121487772016-09-08T06:18:50.051-05:002016-09-08T06:18:50.051-05:00Thanks for the reminder Jim. When I got out of the...Thanks for the reminder Jim. When I got out of the service in the fall 71 I worked with my Dad for a few years till he retired. We did shoe repair. Dad was born in 1911. He always said "these are the good old days".<br />He talked about working road construction in the 30s and said they treated the mules better then the men! When I bought a Monarch wood cook stove He looked at me like I had two heads. He did learn to enjoy it because there was a gas stove next to it!<br />When we put new soles on shoes we did it with a Landis Stitcher, it was fun. But He liked to remind me that, that was all down by hand with an awl and a waxed end. That's why when you see pictures of shoe makers or shoe repairman, they have very large hands. <br />My uncles talked about working the land with horses, milking by hand and pitching cow shit by hand.<br />There was a large brick house across the ally from the shop (we lived above the shop) that pops told me a guy built after he sold his farm. He sold the house 2 days before the crash of 29. There he was, no house, and no money. <br />The good old days, yeah right.<br />That's why young libertarians amuse me. They want the good old days, 50 dollars a week and all the hours you want. ibeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274556806090512773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-91969349629185834462016-09-07T21:02:03.120-05:002016-09-07T21:02:03.120-05:00Thank you for reminding us what Labor Day really i...Thank you for reminding us what Labor Day really is about. For myself, I would never want to live in any other country, or any other century. Because I am female, and NEVER in history did women have what I have. Freedom.<br />Blessed be, Mr. Wright.Kitten99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03724363655604351069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-47663302827925959472016-09-07T14:59:59.257-05:002016-09-07T14:59:59.257-05:00there are none so blind as who WILL NOT see, and s...there are none so blind as who WILL NOT see, and so many look around and say, "wasn't it always like this?". I have a friend, a Libertarian, who believes the government should get out of the "charity business", and that unions "ruined the country", etc. Meanwhile, he's surrounded with over a hundred years of progress in a quiet suburban neighborhood, with every modern creature comfort and an automatic safety net, and doesn't think how it all got there. I've said to him, "no man is an island", but I don't think he understood... tnmorrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624506312319220427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-3047620635932769742016-09-07T10:47:50.111-05:002016-09-07T10:47:50.111-05:00A new follower who is becoming an avid junkie. Ha...A new follower who is becoming an avid junkie. Have you ever discusses Civics 101? If so, could you direct me to that installment? Much appreciated Sirdrqangelatlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049623963304081958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-26260022536756012032016-09-07T10:28:38.024-05:002016-09-07T10:28:38.024-05:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TImbf8AoWTI
Thank...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TImbf8AoWTI<br /><br />Thanks for keeping on keeping on.Long Ben Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382408372788942193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-65598190812810458732016-09-07T10:28:20.537-05:002016-09-07T10:28:20.537-05:00Thank you for the history lesson--as far as it w...Thank you for the history lesson--as far as it went. I can understand why you hesitated to include the labour movement in this essay as it might have turned into a book. I would point out that we can observe what happens when Big Oil and Big Mining are allowed to operate uncontrolled by the rule of law: just check out what is happening in South America and Africa right now. Sadly, outright corruption has trumped(did I say that?) fair employment and tax standards.Shari Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-44620259946950933612016-09-06T18:50:25.404-05:002016-09-06T18:50:25.404-05:00The (gratefully) defeated 1990 proposed amendment...The (gratefully) defeated 1990 proposed amendment to basically add the flag code to the U.S. Constitution. <br />While I agree that any protest involving the anthem, or flag is counterproductive. I'll also note that Mr. Kaepernick's jersey is currently the best selling jersey in the NFL, and that a U.S. Women's National Team player has joined in his protest. Seems he has struck something inside a lot of people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60498083561312455332016-09-06T18:40:13.770-05:002016-09-06T18:40:13.770-05:00fng, Also, I wd not call that line a "through...fng, Also, I wd not call that line a "through away line" (sic).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14167177569116534159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-88627024955504790822016-09-06T18:37:27.022-05:002016-09-06T18:37:27.022-05:00fng, I have no issue with the article. And I have ...fng, I have no issue with the article. And I have no idea what your quote about changing the Constitution is all about.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14167177569116534159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-58116104074903270362016-09-06T18:36:40.043-05:002016-09-06T18:36:40.043-05:00I'd add to that.
If a jerk makes his employee...I'd add to that. <br />If a jerk makes his employees work on the one damn day WE celebrate the victories of labor, WE actually are under siege, and WE are actually threatened. <br />Those were hard won "entitlements", and yes people died for those too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-12943169000148382732016-09-06T18:27:13.197-05:002016-09-06T18:27:13.197-05:00I too am from West Virginia. In addition to my dad...I too am from West Virginia. In addition to my dad and our ancestors working in the mines, I have spent a bit of time underground myself while earning a degree in Mining Engineering (more than a couple decades ago.) I've spent years researching and writing about conditions, company stores, company towns, and the vast disparity in conditions between them. You speak the truth, Sir, when you discuss the conditions that existed in those mines. Thank you for that wonderful essay. Now, if only we could get some of those union-busting politicians and businesses to get it. Unfortunately, the businesses get rich in the absence of unions, and they share that wealth in only one way - paying off politicians to make sure the laws continue to favor them.Lisa Perrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-17921225752843129872016-09-06T18:18:00.529-05:002016-09-06T18:18:00.529-05:00"If a jerk burns a flag, America is not threa..."If a jerk burns a flag, America is not threatened. If a<br />jerk burns a flag, democracy is not under siege. If a<br />jerk burns a flag, freedom is not at risk and we are<br />not threatened. My colleagues, we are offended; and<br />to change our Constitution because someone offends<br />us is, in itself, unconscionable," <br />-- Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-New York)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-14195141433337699292016-09-06T18:05:46.948-05:002016-09-06T18:05:46.948-05:00I see.
Your only issue with any of this article i...I see. <br />Your only issue with any of this article is a through away line, or did you not read past it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-7808500955777870442016-09-06T17:00:55.902-05:002016-09-06T17:00:55.902-05:00Beginning of article: "Why is it no one is ou...Beginning of article: "Why is it no one is outraged on behalf of American laborers when someone disrespects the symbols of America?"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14167177569116534159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-15562756605020739672016-09-06T16:00:02.364-05:002016-09-06T16:00:02.364-05:00With apologies, what's that got to do with thi...With apologies, what's that got to do with this article?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16490278427227347472016-09-06T10:53:33.340-05:002016-09-06T10:53:33.340-05:00Amen. This is brilliant, as usual. Amen. This is brilliant, as usual. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-5180283139376138842016-09-06T10:06:12.439-05:002016-09-06T10:06:12.439-05:00I enjoy your observations, and will share this one...I enjoy your observations, and will share this one. Thank you.JackieOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-2036517592943683002016-09-06T09:32:19.089-05:002016-09-06T09:32:19.089-05:00Excellent as usual, Jim. This should be required r...Excellent as usual, Jim. This should be required reading for every fuzz-brained Free Marketeer and Libertarian out there!CyberYentahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00526477265543949455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-86163312516427195082016-09-06T09:21:45.749-05:002016-09-06T09:21:45.749-05:00Yeah, but I hear 1815 was a great time to be a whi...Yeah, but I hear 1815 was a great time to be a white middle class American male...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483343844169953419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60861837715446057722016-09-06T08:59:52.247-05:002016-09-06T08:59:52.247-05:00Preach it Jim! You hit it out of the park...again....Preach it Jim! You hit it out of the park...again.LindyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01963701695211875131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79581315831703236752016-09-05T22:56:52.253-05:002016-09-05T22:56:52.253-05:00Things like Social Security, Medicare, Workman’s C...Things like Social Security, Medicare, Workman’s Compensation Insurance, The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance, child labor laws, federal minimum wage, occupational health and safety standards, the Environmental Protection Agency, The Centers for Disease Control, The departments of Education and Health, Labor Unions and workers’ rights, and yes, even Welfare, all of these things were created for a reason.<br />---<br /><br />Damn that big government!<br /><br />Excellent, as usual, Mr Wright.<br />bdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-9616804649796030252016-09-05T20:24:18.109-05:002016-09-05T20:24:18.109-05:00Godfuckingdammit!! You did it again...!!!Godfuckingdammit!! You did it again...!!!Doris Bedellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992429641887955757noreply@blogger.com