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NYMAG: Glad the Shutdown’s Over? Thank Workers, Not Just Nancy Pelosi
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It's straight out of the alt-right playbook.
It's often not this obvious though.
Aw, I'm so sorry that you said something that was false and inflammatory and that you were asked about it. But I guess having to have culpability for your words is "awkward" and those asking you to do it is "creepy cultish."
I'm the sexist but you don't think women can be TSA agents or ATC?
That's laugh out loud funny.
Pelosi deserving less credit than the workers is not a false statement.
You Pelosi Husbandos are on a whole different level.
He's just asking questions man! Why do both sides have to attack everyone all the time?!
sarcasm obviously. The poster is being disingenuous and name calling
I see still can't answer what they meant by smarmy
Unfortunately this is true. Saying "the shut down ended 5 hours after they threatened a strike" isn't really the whole picture. If they did this a month ago, Trump fires them all and hires scabs, who would take those jobs on the assumption that shutdowns aren't usually that long and so it's the easiest job interview of your life for a govt job.
But after a month, Trump wouldn't be able to find the scabs. No one would think the shutdown was ending soon so you won't get any pay if you break the picket line. That's why it worked.
I'm not asking questions. I'm straight up telling you that the workers deserve more credit than Pelosi.
If that's upsetting to you then you might need to walk outside and get a breath of fresh air.
What the fuck are you talking about?
e: Cool, another 3-day ban they're totally going to Learn From
Nah I don't agree with the title and the blurb in the op.
What they did wasn't just logical. Some of them literally had no choice because they are so deep in debt they couldn't afford to waste money on no guarantee of getting more money to survive.
What I do thank them for is for providing valuable services for years that too many of us took for granted as governmental inefficiency. Their services were missed across the country and they had been doing a great job they deserve more credit for doing.
What they did wasn't just logical. Some of them literally had no choice because they are so deep in debt they couldn't afford to waste money on no guarantee of getting more money to survive.
What I do thank them for is for providing valuable services for years that too many of us took for granted as governmental inefficiency. Their services were missed across the country and they had been doing a great job they deserve more credit for doing.
Pelosi deserves praise proportional to what she did, which was the bare minimum we should expect from our representatives.
The workers are the real heroes. Put them on a throne if you're going to put anyone there. This tribal mentality built around kissing the boots of our reps needs to stop.
The workers are the real heroes. Put them on a throne if you're going to put anyone there. This tribal mentality built around kissing the boots of our reps needs to stop.
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Exactly. She deserves some credit for doing what she was supposed to do, but the workers are the ones who ended it. Five hours after a strike threat, the government caved.
Its insane that so many people speak of the shutdown like its a thing of the distant past. They still have to write a bill that covers the next 10 months of government. And they have 3 weeks to pass it, with neither side budging an inch off their positions.
This is far from over. Stop celebrating.
This is far from over. Stop celebrating.
Unions and workers rights are key componants in keeping democracy in the hands of the people who are most effected by it.
This.
Trump has shown he's willing to impose serious pain to get what he wants, I'm not totally convinced he cares about a general strike if we're at this spot again in 3 weeks (he may well pull a Reagan), and if Pelosi caves on wall funding, which is a distinct possibility, the lot of you will want her head on a platter.
Talk to me when there's long term funding for the government that doesn't include a wall. This was a band-aid.
What the hell? Are you saying House of Lightning is alt-right? Seriously?
A lesser Speaker would've caved. Thank her or don't, that's irrelevant. Understanding the power she wields and her role in not capitulating to hostile demands is far beyond the baseline expectation of your average House rep.
They should be striking right away. Forcing people to work for no pay is a damn shame and not something that any citizen should have to do in this nation. Shift the impact onto the everyday people and you will see change.
I fully support the move and Pelosi did a great job putting her foot down.
I fully support the move and Pelosi did a great job putting her foot down.
Yeah, that post history really illuminated why he is so upset with Pelosi being given the credit she is due here. Plenty of credit is given to the workers, everyone knows they were the straw that broke the back here.
Well, they do root against them. The same ones that were both sides'ing shit and crapping on Pelosi are the ones that have been inconsolably bitter these last few days as the Dems locked in a clear victory. Now they are mad and doing anything they can to take away from that victory. They are mad as hell.
She definitely deserves praise for first trolling Trump into saying he'd own the shutdown, and then for trolling him some more with the State of the Union. Mostly she deserves praise for keeping the other dems in line for the most part. It was the Republicans in the Senate who cracked. But the article isn't wrong, the main reason Trump caved was because of what the workers were (or actually weren't) doing. Hopefully they do the same thing, but quicker, if Trump shuts it down again.
Yeah Trump having to apologize to his base and assuring them he has not caved is not a comforting sign. Knowing that he has support will only embolden him.
Best case scenario seems to be him following thru with the national emergency and allowing Republicans to pass a spending bill without wall money. I think there is definitely someone in his ear that's assured him that this option won't work though and that trying to lean on the Democrats is his best option. Aka shutdown again.
"Pelosi represented her constituents clearly and powerfully."
"Nu-uh."
For some reason I'm legit surprised to see that the poster I quoted way back got banned for doubling down. I guess I'm just used to seeing worse stuff.
"Nu-uh."
For some reason I'm legit surprised to see that the poster I quoted way back got banned for doubling down. I guess I'm just used to seeing worse stuff.
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There's enough out there crediting Pelosi with ending the shutdown for it to not be a straw man.
*it wasnt ATC, it was all of the other support staff that allow ATC to do their jobs.
Friday morning lack of support staff caused the re-opening imho.
the ATC towers were fully staffed, but they cant do anything if theres only 2 guys towing in and refueling planes
You don't think sexism was involved at all in the post they responded to?
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It is absolutely a great thing. We see where the power truly lies, not with the bosses and the politicians, but with the workers.
So if actual posters on this forum won't make the arguments you want them to make so you can... do whatever it is you do, you'll just use this thread to respond to some random writer who is making the argument you want to refute as though he's here instead of @ing him on his own damn Twitter.
Okay.
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This wasn't really a callout thread of era posters, though. And this is just another example of how there are people giving all of the credit to Pelosi. Additionally, it's relevant to the topic and the questions he asks are important and I decided to answer them here.
EDIT: and he's not some random writer on Twitter. He writes for Mother Jones.
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I think you've missed the author's point. Its not " the workers", most elites were fine with letting them suffer. Its the people that are necessary to support what the rich need to do, in this case fly.
And honestly this whole conversation is stupid. Its not just Pelosi, or the workforce, or the airports, or Trumps tanking approval or social services collapsing. Its everything. Trump was taking water on all sides and drowning.
I don't know why this idiotic conversation of who gets most credit for a 3 week CR needs to happen when there is still a spending bill that needs to get written. People have fucked priorities.
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Those people are the workers and he doesn't consider it to be a great thing if they have that much power to exert over the elites.
It's not a dumb conversation. A lot of people don't appreciate the amount of power the labor force has and a conversation like this can increase class consciousness. Probably not by much, but it's a conversation worth having.
Not quite.
You made a thread based on the false premise that people were giving Pelosi all the credit and the unions squat even though major media outlets were either talking about the power of a strike the day before the shutdown ended or giving them credit afterward. These articles paired nicely with ones that gave Pelosi credit for what she did and did well - keeping her caucus united and refusing to pay the hostage taker.
99% of the people in this thread said, "Both parties deserve credit," with many apportioning more praise to the unions.
So you made a thread about an article that criticized something literally nobody was saying just so you could... I don't know? Knock Pelosi down a few pegs? Imply that Democrats are stealing the unions' glory? Are neoliberal shills who ignore the ~~~working class~~~? Who cares.
But people didn't bite, and now you're just searching for random-ass people at B-list or worse publications to support this idea that popular sentiment is ignoring the unions and solely, exclusively, or disproportionately crediting Pelosi.
Like a sad little fire desperately searching for oxygen to sustain itself.
I see you.
There's a huge difference between the normal workforce, who alot of elites could live without and people who are necessary to support things that the rich people need to do.
Trying to group people critical to infrastructure and the general workforce is non-sensical. If there was a country wide blackout, electricians would be alot more important than the rest of the workforce and thus hold more power. If there were mass riots around the country, the police would hold far power than the rest of the workforce etc.
The point is, its not the general workforce that spurred action amongst the elite. Its the threat of closing airports.
And this conversation is stupid because the spending bill has not been passed and neither side has budged from their positions. Nothing has really been accomplished besides paying workers and temporarily stopping their suffering.
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There were examples in the article of people giving Pelosi credit. And again, I wasn't calling out people here.
You're assuming quite a bit about my intentions. I didn't want to take Pelosi down a few pegs, I just wanted to highlight the power of the workers. I even said that she deserves some credit for ending the shutdown. I wasn't saying that Democrats were trying to steal the glory of unions, either.
If you have a problem with it, I can't change your mind.
There are a ton of workers the elite couldn't live without from dishwashers to cashiers and so on. Threaten the elite's money and they will listen. Yes, those who work on critical infrastructure wield more power than others, but I and many others put them in the same general workforce. It's solidarity.
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