[kodablah]

> on this site is sickening. [...] may mean nothing to Americans [...]

You're on a predominantly American site, commenting on an article about American unionization, admitting that your situation is different than Americans, and yet are sickened by predominantly American opinions towards these things? You can't admit regional differences and then be sickened by others contextual, region-biased opinions. You have flawed logic.

[acct1771]

What I read was "It seems to mean nothing to Americans - but it should, because..."

[kodablah]

"because...it is totally the same thing across regions and history." The problem is that the appeal to emotions harms rational debate. If we cannot recognize regions and times in history are different, we cannot have a rational discussion without one side being "sickened". Contextual, region-based differences are a real thing.

[acct1771]

What if they're not defending the current state of Unions, but the potential future state of Unions that indeed did help us greatly back in the day?

[DannyBee]

"What I read was "It seems to mean nothing to Americans - but it should, because..." "

Oh, it's worse. It's the typical "you only don't share my opinion because you are ignorant, not because you could reasonably disagree with me"

[acct1771]

What if they're not defending the current state of Unions, but the potential future state of Unions that indeed did help us greatly back in the day?