tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post114658836681837111..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: The Real May Dayambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1146619790328854352006-05-02T19:29:00.000-06:002006-05-02T19:29:00.000-06:00Terrye,You said: "I wonder how many Americans know...Terrye,<BR/><BR/>You said: "I wonder how many Americans know it took riots to get a 8 hour work day? Or regular pay checks on regular days? Or fire escapes in businesses? We take all of this for granted today."<BR/><BR/>Good point. And, I wonder how many Americans know that businesses hired thugs to come and thump picketers over the head with baseball bats in the thirties, and that law enforcement stood by and watched and did nothing about it.<BR/><BR/>Up until very recently, I was a strong supporter of Unions. I still am in principle. However, I believe the pendulum has swung too far in their direction.Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1146596051224348342006-05-02T12:54:00.000-06:002006-05-02T12:54:00.000-06:00pastorius:This is true. But if people doing the ne...pastorius:<BR/><BR/>This is true. But if people doing the news are going to make an issue of speaking about the significance of May Day then they should give an accurate account of what it is and where it came from...rather than just talking about the Soviets and Mao.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how many Americans know it took riots to get a 8 hour work day? Or regular pay checks on regular days? Or fire escapes in businesses? We take all of this for granted today.<BR/><BR/>Once upon a time Pa Ingalls of Little House on the Prairie was a member of the Grange. They began as populists, or Christian Socialists. Today these organizations that survived the agrarian movement are thought to be conservative, but in their time they were quite daring.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1146594002848670032006-05-02T12:20:00.000-06:002006-05-02T12:20:00.000-06:00Things aren't merely what they begin as. They are ...Things aren't merely what they begin as. They are what they become as well. In fact, probably even more so.Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1146592858724225222006-05-02T12:00:00.000-06:002006-05-02T12:00:00.000-06:00mha:This is true.mha:<BR/><BR/>This is true.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1146590284244813452006-05-02T11:18:00.000-06:002006-05-02T11:18:00.000-06:00Goesh,For our media, the only real country is the ...Goesh,<BR/><BR/>For our media, the only <I>real</I> country is the US and the only <I>real</I> enemies are the Rethuglicans.MeaninglessHotAirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767916621253839341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1146590134783889172006-05-02T11:15:00.000-06:002006-05-02T11:15:00.000-06:00Workers in Iran has quite a workers day demonstrat...Workers in Iran has quite a workers day demonstration too - it seems many are not being paid and they are not at all pleased with the mullahs and their administration. Too bad our media for the most part ignored this....goeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781857563232791703noreply@blogger.com