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Auto Union Looks to Recover Concessions From Ford During Contract Talks
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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Rogers" data-source="post: 957900" data-attributes="member: 60724"><p>TrainTrac,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>All very thoughtful points in your post above, especially your thoughts on "hate."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree with those, especially. There are those that say they can't stand political correctness in one breath, but then they call others "haters" for simply voicing a dissenting opinion. It isn't "hate" to question the value of something. It isn't "hate" to think critically about things.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've seen many a flame war break out on this board, and others on the Interweb. People will be quick to say that you shouldn't talk about religion or politics, etc, because it leads to hurt feelings.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, I say BULLSH!T to that. We need to become a nation of people that CAN talk about potentially polarizing topics. Unions are just one such topic, especially because (IMHO) they blur the lines of politics and religion. Yes, I said it, unions are much like a religion. Think about it. There is indoctrination, there is tithing, there is the notion of working towards the greater good, etc. These are all things that are part of many (most) religions.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We need to get better at being able to discuss things critically, and working towards a common ground.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We need to NOT confuse being critical of something that another holds dear as a sign of hate, or disrespect. I think in our PC, "please don't offend me" world that we live in today, so many people can't take criticism, or discuss things critically.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>TJR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas Rogers, post: 957900, member: 60724"] TrainTrac, All very thoughtful points in your post above, especially your thoughts on "hate." I agree with those, especially. There are those that say they can't stand political correctness in one breath, but then they call others "haters" for simply voicing a dissenting opinion. It isn't "hate" to question the value of something. It isn't "hate" to think critically about things. I've seen many a flame war break out on this board, and others on the Interweb. People will be quick to say that you shouldn't talk about religion or politics, etc, because it leads to hurt feelings. Well, I say BULLSH!T to that. We need to become a nation of people that CAN talk about potentially polarizing topics. Unions are just one such topic, especially because (IMHO) they blur the lines of politics and religion. Yes, I said it, unions are much like a religion. Think about it. There is indoctrination, there is tithing, there is the notion of working towards the greater good, etc. These are all things that are part of many (most) religions. We need to get better at being able to discuss things critically, and working towards a common ground. We need to NOT confuse being critical of something that another holds dear as a sign of hate, or disrespect. I think in our PC, "please don't offend me" world that we live in today, so many people can't take criticism, or discuss things critically. TJR [/QUOTE]
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