| First off, I'm not "crediting" anything, I'm refuting the idea that unions would hurt ambition. Second, you have quite a narrow and arguably wrong idea about what socialism is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_socialism Sweden is for example governed like a social democracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_socialism#Social_demo... Being scared of the S word is kind of silly and assuming socialism equals totalitarian Stalinism or Communism is just plain wrong. Third -- if you work in tech you might very well be a member of for example "Unionen" (660.000 members, myself included) or "Sveriges Ingenjorer" if you're an actual engineer. Take a look at SACO with it's 22 unions: https://www.saco.se/en/ Just some other thoughts: The opposite of socialism is not capitalism, as is usually portrayed. For me, the opposite is what happens when accountability towards the people and greater good is nowhere to be found. Be it through unregulated free market corporations, organisation and politics or a totalitarian dictatorship. Both corrupt and destroy and one thing is common: lack of accountability. Also, I like talking about ”socialist Sweden” whenever an American talks about the horrors of unions, regulations and government. |