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Since "thug" is the new overly-used-term-that-has-become-meaningless, let's not forget that businessmen are just as thuggish as their unionized workforce.
Since "thug" is the new overly-used-term-that-has-become-meaningless, let's not forget that businessmen are just as thuggish as their unionized workforce.
Provide us with examples of businessmen using pipes and fists to beat their employees to make them do what they want.
Since "thug" is the new overly-used-term-that-has-become-meaningless, let's not forget that businessmen are just as thuggish as their unionized workforce.
So you declared a word meaningless and then used it thus invalidating your claim that businessmen are really thuggish at all.
I can only pray that you are being intentionally clever and not the alternative explanation.
So you declared a word meaningless and then used it thus invalidating your claim that businessmen are really thuggish at all.
I can only pray that you are being intentionally clever and not the alternative explanation.
Well yes, I wouldn't call it clever, but my post was most certainly intentional.
thug (thg)
n.
1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum.
As I see it, business is about as cutthroat as you can get.
But that's only part of my point. It seems that certain people are quick to label a black, unarmed mob as a group of thugs, but these same people see a mob of armed whites as patriots. It's nonsense, pure and simple.
The word has a specific - though pliable - meaning. Claiming that union membership makes one a thug is ridiculous. In the same manner, it appears certain people are quick to label black males as thugs, but not their white equivalents.
I see it as group think. Someone mentions "thug" and people jump on the bandwagon. In doing so, the word becomes synonymous with "someone I don't like/disagree with." That's where it has lost its meaning.
If the post was meant to be a rebuttal of the usual charge of union thuggery as opposed to the notion of a neutral or friendly business stance I'd have to say I agree. But on it's face thuggery isn't all that prevalent or conducive to most of what's left of union/management relations. I used to hear the brainless talk of how unions were such terrorists when compared to the great and noble business owner, of course the unions were usually made up of our neighbors and friends whereas the management was more than happy to hire criminal thugs to deal with the normally mild tempered but determined union guys when strikes were called.
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Holy smokes! I had to ignore this one on username alone"Reaganlover82".
Monsanto is the stereotypical corporate "thug"..hundreds(if not thousands) of claims against them...of course the Roy Blunts of the political world will back them 100%
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