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of labor rights and the basic principle in the international labor organization of labor rights and the basic principle in the international labor organization. it is the radiator for free association. which which would mean in their right to differ from unions and us has never been unions and us has never been gratified and. that's why i think the us he was best to be alone be alone among major arsons at 98 years and never suspect that he's in that respect. it's considered so it's considered so far out of the space for carter manto's officially spectrum american comerica poet politically exit leader literally has never been interventions considering. her remember that it is the years are. long gone and a very very violently labor history is littered with.
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by the movements if there is if you can be convinced mr. roosevelt he himself was rather sympathetic to progressive legislation or roosevelt he himself was rather sympathetic to progressive legislation that would be in the benefit of the general population but he had this would be in the benefit of the general litigation. but he had to get it passed choto he again from. the. labor leaders there's no space for force me to do do it. what he meant is. to go out. early. and her crew to piss
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sed the film. when the package pressures fission of even the fact that it can through pressures fission through the good should be able to continue through the legislature i am i am not for it i really. don't know that that gap measure my level of a day. and hour when. many. as i say maybe but go. to gradually gradually unread read your mirror man and in and out of this. i have. that brought out i've never had any permission. so that was it was a clue. in
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a combination of movie assist sympathy said it it got government at an end but by the mid to thirty's he's very serious substantial job of a bit of a direct activism. there were industrial actions there were and there were in the sr will add attention as there were a strong break accts would sit down strikes with her very very frightening them to . a. 100 ship you. have to recognize assistant that down strike it is just me going to be for sure her singing we did we don't even need bush as it was we can ruin this miss but others are still owns.
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and this business was told your period the business press say in the late thirty's they were talking about to read the business press say in the late thirty's they were talking about to. the hazard facing and does us terrestrial assist in the rising political pull power of the masses which has to be repressed things were on hold during the 2nd to the masses which has to be repressed things were on hold during the 2nd world war but immediately after the 2nd world war the business offensive began it force world war but immediately after the 2nd world war the business offensive began in force and test partly act. test partly act. to restart any body in labor. to restart any quality in labor
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management relation. in the course is and was used for a massive management. in the course is and was used for a massive were appropriate again to fit fence incentives to a tactic union. increase restructure of the trade during the reagan era which i'm going to reiterate reagan pretty much told told. the business words world if you want to illegally burbery very urbanized as you go for it for strikes. good good bad and they are they are in violation of the law. and and if they do if they do not report for work work within 44 hours or it is they they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated to. continue to new to the
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ninety's and of course with with. george w. bush we went through the roof through and now by now the lists the 7 percent of the private sector to work workers have a funeral. the effect is this that that to the usual counter-terror founders of force 1st who took on a food an offensive or how have a clear sky images make this put it's close as does oath in this clip. oath. if you're bill. if
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you're in this position of power power or you want to me you will want to classmates consciousness retreat in your circle as old confines of prison as free yourself but a little little limited ever or else. it will go back to the 1970 treachery. in the early days in these early days because over the revolution ocean and illusion and united states. were working people who were very very calm consciousness in this. day in fact and fact over overwhelm regarding only regarded the. wage later. as not spurted out from person to different from slavery slavery that's a different only in that it was temper temporary free and effective sort of job such a proper popular i did it was
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a slogan of the are going to go there look at the boulevard board. well well as i would as i'm. very very sharp class consciousness. and they enter interests or so if the power or privilege the village. it's good that the director i those ideas is out of the people's will hit it. you don't want them to know that there are inappropriate restlessness so this is one of the few was a few sisters so i had a sandwich mage just don't come talk a bit click list. in fact the national notion of classes is very very simple one who gives easy orders who follows doesn't. at basically tickly the kind of times classes. since more and more nuanced and complex play with experts but the. cli.
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clear here. it became clear here by say as a century ago. that it was not going to be so easy to control for a little of a population but i for. to you know that i want one. labor are going to as ising parliamentary labor party artes and many countries women started to get the french into some sorts and so on if you had a head of the mean others of control is going to be pro point people and then it was understood and expressed they have to control them by control express of. they have to control them by control of the elite beliefs and attitudes well one of the best ways to contests an arrowhead people to will it's well one of
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the you know ben term just ways to control people in terms of added to it is what the great great. politically cunt coniston starts the stand on the bloodline cold cold cold fabricating thing consumers. if you can fabricate a want to. make up painting things things that are just the bell within your reach the essence of life they're going to be trapped it in to be becoming it could consume servers. you read business produce a big bang and you read the business press 82820 books ability at the news it talks
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about the need to do direct direct told to people who build the soup from the superficial things of lucia life thing was of like love fashionable option will canal contribution and that will keep him out of our hair. if you find this doctrine all through progressive the intellectual feel for but it would walter lippmann that he had made major major progress of intellectual to a little of the 20th century. he wrote famous progressive a century. he wrote famous progressive service essays on democracy and which wishes his few who as was exactly that that the public the most must be put in their place put in their plan of so lace that there were so that the responsible men men can make the decision cision without with
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energy out interference from the b.b. will do were killed or hurt hurt her. there to be spectators not participants then you get a. properly functioning democracy to be spectators not participants then you get a properly functioning democracy straight back to madison on to the polls memory and straight back to madison on to the polls memory and so on and the advertising industry just exploded. and the advertising industry just exploded. with with this as its goal fabricating consumers. with with this as its goal fabricating consumers.
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and it's done with great sophistication. many whilst down done with great sophistication. many whilst down. as one of the last known while very singular. as one of the last known while very singular. whom marlboro country. the ideal is which yet to come whom are aware of the kind. of the ideal is which actually seemed to did. we're let's say a teenage girl who seemed to did. we're let's say teenage girls they have a free setter afternoon we'll go walking in a shopping mall if they have a free said area afternoon we'll go walking in a shopping mall not the library or somewhere else. the idea is to try to. the library or somewhere else. the idea is to try to control everyone has to turn
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the whole society into the perfect role everyone has to turn the whole society into the perfect system. perfect system would be system. perfect system would be a society based on a diet and a pair the pair is new in a society based on a diet of pair the pair is you and your television set or maybe now who in the internet. in which your television set or maybe now who in the internet. in which that presents you with what the proper life would be with trying to get attention that presents you with what the proper life would be with trying to get education and you spend your time and effort to gaining those things which you don't need you know. and you spend your time and effort to gaining those things
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which you don't need you don't want maybe to throw away. but that's the measure of a one maybe a throw away. but that's the measure of a decent life. what we see a decent life. what we see is in say advertising on television if you've ever taken an economic is in say advertising on television if you've ever taken an economics course you know that markets are supposed to be based on inflicts course you know that markets are supposed to be based on informed consumers making rational choices well if we had a system consumers making rational choices well if we had a system like that a market system in a television ad would consist of like that a market system in
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a television ad would consist of say general motors putting up information saying here's what we have to say general motors putting up information saying here's what we have for sale and samba an ad for a car is. an ad for occurs a for sale a samba an ad for a car is an ad for occurs in football hero you know an actress the car doing some crazy thing football hero you know an actress the car doing some crazy thing like going up a mountain or something the point is to create like going up a mountain or something the point is to create uninformed consumers who will make irrational choices that's what had uninformed consumers who will make irrational choices that's what advertising is all about. and when the same institutions for ties it is all about. and when the same institutions p.r.
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. system runs elections they do it the same way as p.r. . system runs elections they do it the same way. they want to create an uninformed electorate which will make irrational they want to create an uninformed electorate which will make irrational choices often against their own interests and we see it every tough choices often against their own interests and we see it every time one of these extravaganzas take place. right after i'm one of these extravaganzas take place. right after the election. president obama won an award from the election. president obama won an award
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from the advertising industry for the best marketing campaign and was reported here if you advertise in the industry for the best marketing campaign and was reported here if you go to the international business press exist. it is we're euphoric now they say go to the international business press executives were euphoric they said we've been selling candidates marketing candidates like that we've been selling candidates marketing candidates like you know toothpaste ever since reagan and this is the greatest achievement we have you know toothpaste ever since reagan and this is the greatest achievement we have i don't usually agree with sarah pail and when she mocks the i don't usually agree with sarah pail and when she mocks the but she calls the hopi changey stuff she's right 1st of all obama is a method she calls the hopi of chile page the stuff promised she said is right
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thing for her so obama did this mostly really be illusion problem is it anything you go it's mostly a losing battle to the you go back to the campaign rhetoric or content take a little look at it it has been very very little discussion of poesy see it as yours and for very good reason rich because because as pope like a pig because in public on. opinion it is not shunned our policy is sharply disconnected from what the 2 party leadership and their financial bet decorous connected from what the 2 party leadership and their financial backers want what. poets i.c.d. even more and more more is is focused on the private interests that fund the campaigns as done the private interests that fund the campaigns.
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with the public being marginalized. with the public being marginalized. if today there are good tennis and bad evidence if there are good tennis and bad evidence the bad news in yemen the united states deems to be a threat the good bad news in yemen the united states deems to be a threat to look to those who work in syria the cia and the us military were engaged in those war in syria the cia and the us military were engaged in covert actions really throughout the world. where they were assassinating covert actions really throughout the world. where they were assassinating populist leaders they
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were backing up the right way military in toes functioning in army leaders they were backing up right away military windows funding an army of death squads there's no any more squads there's no peace anymore because there's always a small number of people for a really good that's. a profit people for one really good that's. a profit. little.
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one of the leading political scientists martin guillen's came out with this study out of the leading political scientists martin guillen's came out of the study of the relation between public attitudes and the wood poesy what he shows is that about of the relation between public attitudes and the wood poesy what he shows is that about 70 percent of the population has no way of influencing. 70 percent of
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the population has no way of influencing. they might as well be into mother country . and the population knows they might as well be into the mother country. and the population knows. what its lead to is a population. but it's led to is a population that angry frustrated and hates institutions in that angry frustrated hate institutions. and it's not acting constructively to try to respond to this. and it's not acting constructively to try to respond to this. there is popular mobilization and activism. there is popular mobilization and activism. in very self destructive direction.
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taking the form but in very self destructive direction. taking the form of unfocused anger attacks on one another and on full of unfocused anger attacks on one another and on vulnerable targets that's what happens in cases like this. are able to target that's what happens in cases like this. it is corrosive of social relations but that's the point. it is corrosive of social relations but that's the point the point is to make people hate and fear each other the point is to make people to hate and fear each other and look at only for themselves and don't do anything for anyone else. and look at only for themselves and don't do anything for anyone else. one place you see
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it strike you. one place you see it strikingly is on the april 15th. april 15th as a kind of a measure is on april 15th. april 15th is a kind of a measure the day of prayer taxes of how democratic a society is. the day of prayer taxes of how democratic a society is a different the if a society is really democratic april 15th would be a day of so different to the if so it is really democratic april 15th would be a day of celebration it's a day when the population gets together deliberation it's a day when the population gets together decides to fund the programs and activities that they have formulated big so it's to fund the programs and activities that they have formulated agreed. what could be better than that so they should celebrate the
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way it is needed to tear it apart what could be better than that asian celebrated the way it is needed state it's a day of mourning it's a day in which some bait it's a day of mourning it's a day in which some. power you know has nothing to do it is coming down to steal your hard earned money and you do everything it can they keep from doing. it in power you know has nothing to do if you is coming down to steal your hard earned money and you do everything it can they keep from doing it. though that is a kind of a measure of the extent to which at least in popular consciousness you know that is a kind of a measure of the extent to which at least in popular consciousness democracy is actually functioning. not her attractive picture democracy is actually functioning . not her attractive picture.
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the tendencies that we've been describing with the enemy. the tendencies that we've been describing within american society and those there are a verse it's going to be an extremely ugly certain society unless there are a verse it's going to be an extremely ugly society i mean to say hey that's based on an absolute i had it i mean to say hey that's based on. an observance. final maxim all for myself nothing for anyone else it's final maxim
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all for myself nothing for anyone else. as. a society in which normal human instincts an emotion of sympathy so are there he made it in which normal human instincts an emotion of sympathy so are there any betrayal sport it was their kind of driven out. of sport it was their kind of driven out. that's a society so it will go glee can even even though we don't want to live in it. with more mature children bring to. if the society is based on control by. if the society is based
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on controlled by crap but i will have a full of it will read with black tipped over with black love 8 is that it in fact as a result of like i used that in fact does reflect. a value that is green and that is that and that the value that is green and the desire to maximize press personal gifts will gain at the at the expense of spence of others. and if any society made made a small sum society based on that principle is a good but it can survive a global society is based on that principle is a good thing but it can survive a global society based on that principle is headed for massive destruction. based on that principle is headed for massive destruction.
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i don't think we're. and i don't think we're smart enough to design in any detail what a smart enough to design in any detail what a perfectly just and free society would be like i think we can give some a perfectly just and free society it would be like i think we can give some guidelines and more significant we can ask how we can progress in guidelines and more significant we can ask how we can progress in that direction. in that direction. john dewey the leading social philosopher in the late twenty's. john dewey the leading social philosopher in the late 20th century here argued that until all institutions
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production centuries here argue that until all institutions production commerce. media unless they're all under the commerce. media unless they're all under participatory democratic control who we will not have a function or to support or a democratic control we will not have a functioning democratic society. as he put it poesy will be the shining democratic society. as he put it poesy will be the shadow cast by business over society. ok as by business over a society. it's centrally true. it's centrally true.
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where there are. where there are structures of authority domination and hire somebody gives the orders somebody takes structures of authority domination and hire or somebody gives the orders somebody takes them as they are not self-justifying do they have to justify them so. they are not self justifying they have to justify themselves their burden of proof to me. selves their burden of proof to me. will. will if you take a close look usually you find they can justify themselves as they can if you take
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a close look usually you find they can justify themselves as they can we ought to be dismantling. trying to expand the domain we ought to be dismantling. trying to expand the domain of freedom and justice but dismantling that form of illegitimate authority of freedom and justice but dismantling that form of illegitimate authority and in fact progress over the years we'll. and in fact progress over the years and we'll thankfully recognize as progress has been just that the way things change is because lots of the fully recognizes progress has been just that the way things change is because lots of people are working all the time and you know they're working in their communities in their workplace or who are working all the time and you know they're working in their communities in their workplace or wherever they happen to be and they're building.
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the basis for popular move ever they happen to be and they're building up the basis for popular movements which are going to make changes and that's the way everything has ever happened in history commands which are going to make changes and that's the way everything is ever happened in history. takes a freedom of speech. one. takes a freedom of speech. one of the real achievements of american society it's the 1st in the world in that it's not a real achievements of american society it's 1st world in that it's not in the bill of rights it's time that the constitution and freedom of speech issues in the bill of rights it's time that the constitution and freedom of speech issues began to come to the supreme court in the early 20th century speakin to come to the supreme court in the early 20th century. the major contributions came in the 1960 s.
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one of the leading and the major contributions came in the 1960 s. one of the leading ones was a case of going civil rights movement well but then you had a mass popular moves was a case of going civil rights movement well but then you had a mass popular movement which was demanding rights. refusing to back down which was demanding rights. refusing to back down and in that context the supreme court did establish a pretty high standard freedom of speech and in that context the supreme court did establish a pretty high standard freedom of speech or it takes a women's right to. women also be can't teach or it takes a women's right to. women also began identifying oppressive structures refusing to accept them or he go their people to identifying oppressive structures refusing to accept them or he go their people to join with them will. that's her right to
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return. join with them. that's her right to return. to true to the extent of also spent a lot of my life in activism to trouville extent of also spent a lot of my life in activism into that doesn't show up publicly but you know. terribly good it was something that doesn't show up publicly but you know. terribly good it was not the greatest organizer i think that we can see quite clearly a very very serious story going to answer i think that we can see quite clearly some very very serious defects and flaws in our. culture and. defects and flaws in our. culture and. which are going to have to be corrected by operating outside of work that is commonly accepted which are going to have to be corrected by operating outside of that is commonly accepted i think we're going to have to find new ways to put it right. i think we're going to have to find new ways to put
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it right. but the activists are people who have created the rights that we enjoy. but the activists are people who have created the rights that we enjoy. in the army carrying out proceeds based on. the current carrying out proceeds based on information that they're receiving but also contributing to the understanding remembers or separate information that they're receiving but also contributing to the understanding remembers or separate process. that you have agreed to try to do things you learn from the process. that you have agreed to try to do things you learn you learn it with the world it's like that feeds back to the understanding of you learn it with the world it's like that feeds back to the understanding of how to go. there's
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a going on. there's huge opportunity it is a very free society still free is a huge opportunity it is a very free society still the freest world. government has fairly limited capacity to coerce the world. government has fairly limited capacity to coerce corporate business may try to coerce but there are mechanisms. that corporate business may try to coerce but there are mechanisms. so there's a lot to be done if people organize struggle for their rights as they have done so there's a lot to be done if people organize struggle for their rights as they have done a test and can with many. test and can with many of.
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my close friend for many years later my close friend for many years late howard zinn. to put it in his work howard zinn. to put it in his words that what matters is the countless small t. sieve for the what matters is the countless small to sieve the gnome people who lay the basis for the significant events that unknown people who lay the basis for the significant events that enter history. there's
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with c.e.o.'s an insider dumping stock right after the i.p.o. there should be a lock up period to force people keep people to the i.p.o. there should be a lock up period to force people keep people to stay on for a least 6 months or a year to make sure this thing gets out of the gate stay on for at least 6 months or a year to make sure this thing gets out of the gate without too many problems here in this era of the we work being a go without too many problems here in this era of the we work being a primary example the founder insider was able to dump almost a primary example the founder insider was able to dump almost a $1000000000.00 before you're the i.p.o. the 1000000000 dollars before you're the i.p.o. .
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a showing at the plant which up a skeleton is lost when the church don't you think a pickle ship movie if this keeps on going to church don't you think it will ship movie you have the sleep study. quote of shipping. you up a new motor. boat of shipping. you up and most of the book hit the wall with the books and you will still mostly know stood both the book hit the wall with the books and you will still mostly know i don't know what the more. i do know what that or. if it was the latest news in the pulse. stuff and if it was the latest news in the plus. stuff no worries i'm all right so yeah i've put this was going to say bushnell poison all right so yeah i've put this was going to say. lyricists through the
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but. with a snap election on the way and they broke that extension in the parliament finally they snap election on the way and they brags that extension in the case parliament finally starts talking about other things with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition clashing over everything from russia and salisbury to u.s. designs on the n.h.s.
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. he starts talking about other things with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition clashing over everything from russia and salisbury to u.s. designs on the n.h.s. . you all the race to become the us democrats 2020. people all the race to become the us democrats 2020 presidential candidate is getting tighter with many voters still undecided. on to choose presidential candidate is getting tighter with many voters still undecided on 3 to choose and there's such a big push to discount donald trump out of office. there's such a big push to discount donald trump out of office because there's a lot of confusion with the democrats and then they're not really. but you know 90 need to get together and they're going to make one strong bit more of a strong suit camp. and before. this i think the biggest bright this hollowing
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