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- From: myhui@bnr.ca (Michael Hui)
- Subject: Re: NDP "communism?" (was Re: A vote for Reform...)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.170424.10785@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 17:04:24 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.080838.17629@ee.ubc.ca> jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
- >that's fine and dandy. So the union provides a service, and members pay
- >a fee. All nice and capitalist, EXCEPT you are forced to join the union;
- >if you don't you get sacked. 'Democracy you say' So what. Democracy
- >is not an excuse to impose your views on others, even if we do agree
- >to that, in a constrained way, with GOVERNMENTS. See, unions are not a
- >government, and they have no right to CONSCRIPT people, just because 51%
- >of the workers think it is OK to do so. If I work for someone else, that
- >is a contract between me and the employer. If I choose to let a union
- >negotiate on my behalf, fine, but don't force me, and tell me it's
- >for my own good.
-
- You are presently forced to be represented by your MP, whether you
- want to be thusly represented or not. Your other options: representing
- yourself, having another person represent those of your ilk from that
- same geographical area, are options you are presently not allowed to
- exercise.
-
- --
- Michael MY Hui Ottawa Ontario Canada ~{╨φ├≈╢≈~}
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