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Well to rephrase the democrats **oppose** right tonwork acts, which would allow workers to have the freedom to decide if they want to join a union or not, as opposed to being forced to joining a union against their will.
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Actually your right. I misunderstood the meaning of rigbt to work laws and after reading on it now i was mistaken.
@thor oh the arrogance of humans... first we destroy life on earth and make soecies after species extinct.... then when we build something that has a glimmer of replacing this outrid race with something new we call foul... i say let a profound change in human history happen, cant do much worse than us.
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Self organizing unions are great. But when you have the democrats pushing for "right to work" laws where people are **forced** into unions against their will then yea, its stsrting to creep a bit too close to communism.
Rebuttal chatgpt good
@jhertzli trump supporters arent any better, but since i lean left i really dont feel quite as bad when they throw a tantrum, no real loss.
@Drosmel ill add ya in a bit
@freemo yeah the identity-lefty movement that's kind of picking up steam in the last decade or so does not tolerate dissent.
The thinking is roughly: everything anyone does is about identity oppression, so if you disagree with me about anything, you must therefore be an oppressor, i.e. a Nazi. Punch Nazis.
There is no room for nuance.
They have a huge presence on the main Mastodon instances.
I appreciate the enthusiasm, but it really makes it weird when you're debating something banal like minimum wage.
@Drosmel should be DebeoMorium whats your nick there ill look
@Drosmel you could but chances are i wont remeber by the time im in front of steam... hold on ill login to steam on my laptop just for you ;) sobyea send it
@Drosmel im tra eling right now so wont login to steam for a while. But ill add back when i see you
@Drosmel you can add me if you want: DebeoMorium
Yes, and guns are far more effective at saving lives too, for much the same reason. The thing about tools is thry help both good and bad people. So you will do more by focusing on addressing bad people than addressing access to tools.
@lupyuen i only had the hotel food so far and im already amazed :)
@thesuperpapagai yes thats fair kids being shot in general, as well as being murdered by other means, is quite common.
Partitioning it based on thr tool used to kill though seems counterproductive to me, especially when those tools are equally used to protect and prevent deaths as well.
It absolutely would not hold up in court. But just as i think any bans on assault weapons is unconstitutional i am free to feel the same about banning access to vehicals. My interpritation of the constitution doesnt have to match that of ghe supreme court of the day, just as todays supreme court interprits thr constitution radically different than earlier supreme courts.
@lupyuen i have a feeling thag will be an ongoing process for a while for you. Must be fun though, i widh i did more EE stuff.
Me im exhausted, been working too long and too hard to get this company merged and onto the stock market, its draining. I just arrived in thailand for 5 weeks though so hopefully the food and change of scene here will be a refresher.
Glad to hear you are doing well.
As a side note there is the constitutional "right to travel" which garubtees a citizen the free movement between states. One could argue restricting ones access to conveyence is an infringement, albeit indirect, on ones constituional right to interstate travel
I am not claiming there is a constitutional right. I am claiming that i consider it a right based on first principles.
Many states dont require boating licenses, works out just fine for the boaters. You also dont need a license to fly an ultralight plane, even with a passanger, works out well there too.
As for high rises, same thing, make sure someone is checking the highrise meets code in its planning and building phase, as long as it does its safe to build regardless of ghe credentials of the person who designed it.
We have countless examples of this sort of stuff being very workable and safe without needing licensing by having other mechanisms that ensure safety.
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