[jimbob45]

Is it a feeling of imminent wealth? Or is it a feeling of equal opportunity for everyone? It seems disingenuous to frame it as "those silly Americans thinking they're about to be rich". You might as well frame unions as "protecting the most useless employees from being fired".

[hourago]

> "protecting the most useless employees from being fired"

Unions don't do that, that's pure propaganda. Unions bargain for more free time, better pay, better work conditions (healthier, safer).

[SketchySeaBeast]

It also plays into the whole phenomena where many people for some reason would rather ensure one person is punished than a hundred helped.

[scifibestfi]

> Unions bargain for more free time, better pay, better work conditions (healthier, safer)

They do that AND make it hard to fire useless employees. It's a mixed bag, as all organizational layers are.

[juve1996]

Meh, useless employees will be there either way, union or not. That's just the world.

[jimbob45]

You're right - unions don't do that. They could be incorrectly perceived as doing that though, which is the comparison I'm making to "Americans love feeling like they're about to be rich". That's very clearly not how Americans feel and framing it that way is pure propaganda, as you put it.

[hourago]

Answering to the wrong comment? I never said that.

[kevin_thibedeau]

You might want to look into the practices of police unions. The inability to fire for bad behavior is part of why police forces turn into self serving monstrosities.

[tmp_anon_22]

I'm sure its a complex mix of 200+ years of socioeconomic development that goes well beyond my glib comment. I do really believe there is something to it though and understanding American culture (and politics).