there is one organized force which traditionally plenty of flaws there is one organized force which traditionally plenty of flaws but with all its flaws its been in the forefront of. it with all its flaws it's been in the forefront of the. efforts to improve the lives of the general population and it's organized labor efforts to improve the lives of the general population and it's organized labor it's also a barrier to court settlement would be that eric fear that if so it was the pre want to embarrass me very near to the source is the one barrier to this vicious cycle the she's awesome but equally george goes laying on leads on which of course

barbara has there certainly didn't work returning. are all. of nature real reason for a. major reason for the concentrated on us fanatic attack on unions and concentrated on us fanatic attack on unions are organized labor is they're going to arise are the most likely advertiser and for sure it is that hard to get as and for. the broader barrier that defends their workers rights but also popular edged to provide a barrier that defends their workers' rights but also popular rights generally are . generally.

and if that interferes with it. and if that interferes with the prerogative over of her the right is to get it done and that happens 1st i heard it good those who manage this so i had it. i should say and be union. i should say said andy union sentiment in the united states and i say let lehman it's in i said it's almost a sacred to me elite so that the shift in the map that the fundamental couper of labor are adults who were over the beliefs they were acquaintance to fill in the in that are not basic principle in the international labor organization. is

the radiator for free a seriously so a solution it should. which would mean the rich would mean the right to formulate need for mute us has never us has and never ratified before i. think i think the us is maybe alone among maybe just major society eyes and ears and there's never a better so. it's it's considered so so for out of there and out of the scene picture of america certain tried to exterminate a little bit early history and politics it literally has never been considered. a rumor that the us has never been considered. for the us has a lawn very violent labor history his. lawn very violent labor history his. side of. the. clear

moon had been very strong. but the labor movement had been very strong by the 1920 s. in a period not unlike the by the 1920 s. in the period not unlike today it was virtually crushed robert reich. the bear arrived today who was virtually crushed robert reich. buried. buried.

by the midst. of the mincer is it began to reconstruct. or is it began to reconstruct. a dozen or israel he himself was rather sympathetic to paris in france a dozen or israel he himself was rather sympathetic to progressive legislation that would be an invention of the general population nobody had to see this legislation that would be an invention of the general population nobody had to somehow get it passed chickenfeed it at the state labor 3 years and the chairs of it 40 in for. labor leaders and others force me to do it. or she needed to do it it is. true he might go where it is. going to demonstrate early protest the. the labor movement demonstrate we're going to protest develop the labor

movement. when the popular pressures fission and be able to get through the legislation you. win the popular pressures fission and be able to get through the legislation i am not for a were. killed last definition number 11 i am not for a return bill that definition of a day and hour when many. great people. and our many. great people were being gradually regimented into the. privilege of being gradually regimented into the. privilege feel. i prefer that brought out information. i prefer that brought out information. so there was

a kind of combination nation of it of the risk to a system that is sick that it go government. and but by through the mid term it 30 species very subsidiary steps to. be directed to the as. they were they were industry destroyed all actual actions since they were the order of the sit the sit down straight on straight strikes which will traverse very very frustrate nicknaming to 2. 100 sheesh if you. have to recognize a sit down strike is just one step before saying we don't need no as a sit down strike is just one step before saying we don't need bosoms we can run this by yourselves. and bush says we can run this by ourselves.

and business was told. and business was told you read the business press say in the late thirty's they were taught you read the business press say in the late thirties they were talking about to the hazard facing industrialists in the rising pulling about to the hazard facing industrialists in the rising political power of the masses which has to be repressed things were on the whole little power of 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 people during the 2nd world war but immediately after the 2nd world war the business offensive began in force and test partly act. and act again it force. test courtly act. to restart any holiday. or restart any

holiday in labor management relations. in a currency is and was used for it in labor management relations. in the currency is and was used for a massive corporate propaganda offensives to attack union. in create massive corporate propaganda offensives to attack union. increased sharply during the reagan years and reagan pretty much told the business world sharply during the reagan years and reagan pretty much told the business world if you want to be legally brutal be urbanized for a few construe unix really believe it'll go to. urbanizing efforts and strikes go ahead they are in violation of the law and if they do not report for work within $48.00 are in violation of the law and if they do not report for work within 48 hours they have forfeited their jobs and will be turned. 8 hours they have

forfeited their jobs and will be terminated continued the 19 of course with george w. bush went through the roof continued the ninety's and of course with george w. bush went through the roof by now less than 7 percent of private sector workers have by now a less than 7 percent of private sector workers have unions. to do this and the effect of it is that the the usual usual counter for workers for borders to an offensive or highly class conscious business class to an offensive or highly class conscious business class is dissolved.

known as dissolved. if you're in a position of power you want to maintain class consciousness for years so if you're in a position of power you want to maintain class consciousness for yourself but a limited everywhere else oh he'll back than one but means little to litter mineta or else he'll back to the 19th century in the early days of the strip over revolution in the early in the united states it does mr revolution and ignited states working people are very conscious of this so we're really people in fact over the welfare of conscious of this they in fact overwhelmingly regarded that wage labor as not very different from slavery for the different only in that it was temporary effect of such a prop only regarded the wage labor as not very different from slavery for the

different only in that it was temporary effect of such a popular idea there was a slogan of the republican party bitter right well that did it with as it was a slogan of the rip ogun party. well i was a very sharp class consciousness in the interest of current privileged class come on treasonous and the interests of power and privilege it's good to drive those ideas out of people's heads you don't want them to know it's good to drive those ideas out of people's heads you don't want them to know that they're up with rest put their lives up to rest so this is one of those so you saw this i said i had it's magick number one of the few societies midgets don't talk about class in fact the national class is very simple to talk about class in fact the national class is very simple who gives the orders who follows them that basically defines class that's what gives the orders who follows them that basically defines class it's

more nuanced and complex but that's basically it. or nuanced and complex but that's basically it. the public relations industry the advertising industry which is the public relations industry the advertising industry which is dedicated to creating consumers it's a phenomenon developed in the freest countries dedicated to creating consumers it's

a phenomenon developed in the freest countries in britain and the united states and the reason is pretty clear in britain and the united states and the reason is pretty clear. it became clear by a say a century ago that it was not going to be it became clear by a say a century ago that it was not going to be so easy to control the population by force too much freedom as one. is so easy to control the population by force too much freedom in one. labor going to as being parliamentary labor parties in many countries women started labor organizer in parliamentary labor parties in many countries women started to get the french as and so on she had of other means of controlling people and it was it the french as and so on she had of other means of controlling people and it was understood and expressed they have to control them by control of understood and expressed they have to control them by control of.

beliefs and attitudes well one of the best ways to control people beliefs and attitudes well one of the best ways to control people in terms of attitudes is. and twitter is of the great act and it too eludes is what the great political clique on of the mr stanton blind glottal and fold ever defecating i've written because we're getting ready to see. if you can fabricate a want. you can break it want to pay things that make up painting things that are just dipped a bell with within then your reach the should be as an essence of lots of life i if they're going to be bad trapped into it into becoming

a consumers. you read the business make it consumers. and you read the business press say 920 s. it talks about the need to direct people to press a 920 s. it talks about the need to direct people to the superficial things of life like fashionable consumption and now to the superficial things of life like fashionable consumption and that will keep him out of our hair. you find his doctor and he met all of all 3 or progressed. you find this doctor and all through progressive intellectual thought but goodwater lipman the major progress of intellects of intellectual for a good water lippmann the major progress of intellectual of the 20th century. he wrote to all of the 20th century. he wrote famous progressive

essays on democracy in which his view was exactly that the pope famous progressive essays on democracy in which his view is exactly that the public must be put in their place in a sort of like the written response of people put in there to play it dismiss it bishop. so that the responsible man can make decisions without interference from the be willed of her and with that but if your ship minutes from the be willed and heard. that they're there to be sped up to pay doctors and productive person to pennsylvania and he gets that and it represented a function in a democracy really fully functioning democracy straight. straight to magic because on the 2 threat it poses members on to the polls memory and so on printed and so on the advertising the just and just texans against finish let you just explode.

with with this as its goal fabricating consumers. with with this as its goal fabricating consumers. and it's done with great sophistication. and it's done with great sophistication. many whilst down. as one of the last known while very down. one of the last known while very singular around whom marlboro country. the ideal home whom marlboro country. the ideal is which actually seemed to did. we're let's say a teenage girl is which actually seemed to did. we're let's see teenage girls they

have a free set or afternoon we'll go walking in a shopping mall to girls they have a free set or afternoon we'll go walking in a shopping mall. not the library or somewhere else. the idea is to. the library or somewhere else. the idea is to try to control everyone to turn the troll addicts sigh and try to hold it and every one. to turn the whole society into the perfect system. the perfect system. perfect system would be a society based on a diet of pay or the parian would be a society based on a diet and a pair the pair is you and your television set or maybe now you see you need internet and you are to go with it said or maybe now who in the internet. in which they had been with big christians and that you 1st was and is that what they what

they are were not life or if would life be would be with trying to get education and you spend your time and effort to gaining those things when he would try to get education and you spend your time and effort to gaining those things which you don't need you don't want maybe to throw away. but that's you don't need you don't want maybe to throw away. but that's the measure of a decent life. the measure of a decent life. what we see is in say advertising on television if you've ever heard what we see is in say advertising on television if you've ever taken an economics course worse you know you know the note that that market more stark are supposed to be post a to b. sleep stuff informed from informed consent consumers rumors making recognition

rational drash roy's national news show it was so it was well if we had a system like that a market system in a television ad would if we had a system like that a market system then a television ad would. list of say general motors putting up information saying here consist of say general motors putting up information saying here's what we have for sale a samba an ad for a car is an ad for a car is what we have 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 bird football hero you know an actress in the car doing some crazy thing like going up a mountain or something the point is to him crazy thing like going up a mountain or something the point is to create a country in fear where he termed can and so on informers into consumer makers into

earache. destroy says that that's what i would have read for thais are using is also about about. and went on the team and when the same institutions p.r. . system runs elections they do it's an institution's p.r. . system runs elections they do it the same way. anyway. they want to create an uninformed electorate which will make. they want to create an uninformed electorate which will make irrational tricky crazier is precious little true for is often a good as there are no in offer finished guests there for their own and when we stray see it. and we see it every time one of freetown these extravagant just want

to take place with these 6 traffic. and just take place. right after the election. president obama won an award right after the election. president obama won an award for. in the advertising industry for the best marketing campaign and the was ripped from the advertising industry for the best marketing campaign and the was reported here where if you get it here the interviewer noted the and i sure nettle national business press has. a good 6 record you did for us rick perry before it now they said we've been selling candidates marketing candidates now they said we've been selling candidates marketing candidates like you know toothpaste ever since reagan like and this is the great narrators don't cheat even spaced ever since reagan and this is the greatest achievement we have i don't usually agree with sarah pail and when she but

we have i don't usually agree with sarah pail and when she mocks the but she calls the hopi changey stuff she's right for mocks the much she calls the hopi changey stuff she's right 1st of all obama didn't really promise anything and that's mostly illusion and personal obama didn't really promise anything that's mostly illusion you go back to the campaign rhetoric and take a look at it this very little discussion of policy as you go back to the campaign rhetoric and take a look at it is very little discussion of policy issues and for very good reason because public opinion on polar bears and for very good reason because public opinion on policy is sharply disconnected from what the 2 party leadership and there is sharply disconnected from what the 2 party leadership and their financial backers want. poesy more and more financial backers want.

poesy more and more it is focused on the private interests that fund the campaigns or is focused on the private interests that fund the campaigns. it was a public being marginalized. it was a public being marginalized. in this us.

and. for unions. for unions. rational a. rational. desire for a lot of need the. desire for a lot of need a thief. fortune

fortune in the begin to. fortune for the op maybe a little both this morning. for the op maybe a little both this morning and thanks so much for.

the people. the people who are printing the money don't rely on taxes to get wealthy they're not part of the real economy that's a little printing the money don't rely on taxes to get wealthy they're not part of the real economy that's a does the same thing as saying the rulers of saudi arabia rely on the wages of the that's the same thing as saying the rulers of saudi arabia rely on the wages of the people living in saudi arabia to get rich they they don't they just print more people living in saudi arabia to get rich they they don't they just print more or pump more oil so in the america the princes that run our economy just are pump more oil so in the america the princes that run our economy just print more money they don't need the workers they don't need their taxes that's why they don't have more money they don't need the workers they don't need their taxes that's why they don't have wage growth that's why there's been a piss aeration because they're on needed wage growth that's why there's been

a piss aeration because they're unneeded. today. there are good terrorists and bad evidence the bad terrorists and those in today there are good terrorists and bad that is the bad terrorists and those in yemen who the united states deems to be a threat the good terrorists are those who are in syria the cia and the u.s. military were engaged in covert actions to me and then the united states deems to be a threat the good terrorists are those who are in syria the cia and the u.s. military were engaged in covert actions really throughout the world. where they were assassinating populist leaders really throughout the world. where they were assassinating populist leaders they were backing up the right way military leaders funding an army death squads they were backing up the right way military leaders

funding an army death squads there's no no. and anymore because there's there's always a small army of the for for really good that's good for profit and really good that's good for profit.

one of the leading political scientists martin guillen's came out for the study of the leading political scientists martin guillen's came out for the study of the relation between public attitudes and the wood moment see what he showed is that about the relation between public attitudes and the wood boma see what he showed is that about 70 percent of the population has no way of influencing. only percent of

the population has no way of influencing. they might as well be in some other country. and the population knows they might as well be in some other country. and the population knows. what its lead to is a population that. what it's led to is a population that angry frustrated and hates institutions. angry frustrated and hates 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 but in very self destructive directions . taking the form of that in very self destructive directions. taking the

form of unfocused anger attacks on one another and on vulnerable unfocused anger attacks on one another and on vulnerable targets that's what happen . cases like this. herbal targets 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 it strikingly is. one place you see it strikingly is on april

15th. april 15th as a kind of a measure this on april 15th. april 15th is a kind of a measure the day of prayer taxes of how democratic a society is a different way of pay or taxes of how democratic a society is a different city if a society is really democratic april 15th would be a day of so a bit of the if so it is really democratic april 15th would be a day of celebration it's a day when the population gets together deceleration it's a day when the population gets together decides to fund the programs and activities that they have formulated begrudged to fund the programs and activities that they have formulated agreed upon which could be better than the solution celebrated the way it is needed stated upon what could be better than that solution celebrated the

way it is needed state it's a day of mourning it's a day in which some 8 it's a day of mourning it's a day in which some alien power. has nothing do with you is coming down to steal your car and power you know has nothing do with you is coming down to steal your hard earned money and you do everything he can they keep from doing. better and bunny and you do everything he can they keep from doing it. and that is a kind of a measure of the extent to which at least in popular consciousness 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.

the tendencies that we've been describing within america. the tendencies that we've been describing within american society and those there are various it's going to be an extremely ugly society and society unless there are a verse it's going to be an extremely ugly society i'm a society that's based on adam smith said i'm a society that is based on adam smith's maxim you know all for myself nothing for anyone else so i don't accept you know or for myself nothing for anyone

else. as set it. aside and which normal human. instincts and emotion of sympathy so are there any beacon in which normal human instincts an emotion of sympathy so are there the mutual support it was there kind of like driven out. to a sport it was there kind of like driven out. that society so ugly i don't even know who'd want to live in it with. that society so ugly i don't even know who'd want to live in it i would want my children to. want my children too. if the society is based on control by. if the society is based on

controlled by private wealth it will reflect the values that in fact does reflect private wealth it will reflect the values that in fact does reflect. a value that is green and the desire to maximize personal gain at the expense of others and any society made a small. value that is green and the desire to maximize personal gain at the expense of others and any society has made a small society based on that principle is a good but it can survive a global society based on that principle is a good but it can survive a global society based on that principle that was had it written for suppress it was a structure if. that's if. i don't think we're. i don't think we're

smart enough to design in any detail what a spartan enough to design in any detail what a perfectly. just and free society would be like i think we can give some to 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 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 20th century john dewey the leading social philosopher in the late 20th century he argued that until all institutions production countries here argue that until all institutions production commerce.

media unless they're all under part commerce. media unless they're all under participatory democratic control no we will not have a functioning deficit or a democratic control we will not have a functioning democratic society. as he put it poesy will be the shadow of the critics so i had a. as he put it poesy will be the shadow cast by business over society. yes by business every society. wants centrally troop. movements centrally true.

where there are. where there are structures of authority. domination and hire somebody gives the orders somebody takes some structures of authority domination and hire somebody gives the orders somebody takes them because they are not social justice on who they have to justify them so they are not self justice on who they have to justify themselves and their burden to prove to me. builds their burden to prove to me. will. will if you take a close look usually you find they can't justify themselves to say can you take

a close look usually you find they can justify themselves as they can we're going to be dismantling. trying to expand the domain of ego to be dismantling. trying to expand the domain of freedom and justice but dismantling that form of illegitimate authority freedom and justice but dismantling that form of illegitimate authority and in fact progress over the years we'll thankfully 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 people recognize as 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 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 up the basis for popular movement or 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 which are going to make changes and that's the way everything has ever happened in history. takes a freedom of speech. one of the. takes a freedom of speech. one of the real achievements of american society its 1st world and that it's not the real achievements of american society it's 1st world and that it's not in the bill of rights on the constitution and freedom of speech issues bill of rights on the constitution and freedom of speech issues began to come to the supreme court in the early 20th century. began to come to the supreme court and in the early 20th century. the major contributions came in the 1960 s. one of the leading ones was the major contributions came in the 1960 s.

one of the leading ones was a case of going civil rights movement well by then you had a mass popular movements 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 speech and in that context the supreme court did establish a pretty high standard freedom speech or it takes a women's right women also began. or it takes a women's rights. women also began identifying oppressive structures refusing to accept them bringing other people to identifying oppressive structures refusing to accept them bringing other people to join with them well that's her right to run.

join with them well that's her right to run. to a non-trivial extent if also spent a lot of my life in activism i'm a non-trivial extend also spent a lot of my life in activism some of that doesn't show up publicly. but you know. terribly good it was not the great it doesn't show a publicly but you know. terribly good it was not the greatest organizer i think that we can see quite clearly some very very serious story going to answer i think that we can see quite clearly some very very serious defects in our. culture and. with defects draws in our. culture and. which are going to have to be corrected by operating outright that is commonly accepted if you're going to have to be corrected by operating outside of work that is commonly accepted i think we're going to have to find new ways but it's right. i think we're going to have to find

new ways to put 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 proces based on. the current carrying out proces based on information that they're receiving but also contributing to the understanding remembers or separately information that they're receiving but also contributing to the understanding remembers are separate process. to try to do things you learn you learn what the world is like that feeds back to the understanding of process. you try to do things you learn you learn but with the world it's like that feeds back to the understanding of how to go on. there's going to go.

there's huge opportunities it is a very free society still for just make huge opportunities it is a very free society still the freest world. government has a very limited capacity to coerce world. government has very limited capacity to coerce corporate business may try to coerce but there are mechanisms. so corporate business may try to coerce but there are mechanisms. so there's a lot to be done if people are going to struggle for the right susan if done to loose what can be done if people are going to struggle for the right susan have done best and you can win many victories. and you can win many victories.

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cmu yet. since when i'm in my future my future knowledge will push me to. look a little clip for the for the show showing up at the bread of up a scholarship to study snotty since last tuesday when i went to chit chat. the only thing he's making is the chemical shit i'm sure. you're pushing 30. loads of shipping. you're pushing 30. loads of shipping. with me yep yep and when you last listed. in the book it took a while we're here for the foreseeable such things you are still losing you know i don't know what the move. was you know i don't know what the move. if it was the latest news in the us. if it was the latest news in the us. boise

right after you have put yourself. boise right there you have put your system of those. where students are in the store oh yeah i was going to say the move. through some really strong. thousands of american men and women choose to. thousands of american men and women choose to serve in the country's military and the decision lotos sheltered lives every decision of in their country's military and their decision lotos sheltered lives every song came to a complete. the day that i was very young came to a complete. the day that i was afraid to be instructed you know told to shut up

well they'd kill me and i see how would be instructive you know hold a shot of what they'd kill me and i see how it destroyed my life any screamed at me and he made me come in and he grabbed my arm and he strode low on any screamed at me and he made me come in and he grabbed my arm and he write me with his birthing area if you take into account that women don't report because of the extreme right means birthing area if you take into account that women don't report because of the extreme retaliation and it's probably somewhere near about half a 1000000 women have now been sexually assaulted in retaliation and it's probably somewhere near about half a 1000000 women have now been sexually assaulted in the us military rape is a very very traumatizing thing tat happen in the us military is a very very traumatizing thing tat happen but i've never seen trauma like i've seen from women who are veterans who but i've never seen trauma like i've seen women who

are veterans who have suffered military sexual trauma reporting rape is more likely to get the victim punished suffered military sexual trauma reporting rape is more likely to get the victim punished and be offended and almost 10 year career or chose very invested in and be offended and almost 20 or her. here which i was very invested in and i gave a sex offender who was not even put to justice or put on the registry this is to give a sex offender who was not even put to justice or put on the registry this is simply an issue of our in violence male sexual predators for the large part of target and simply an issue of our and violent male sexual predators for the large part of target whoever is there to prey upon whether that's man or when. ever is there to prey upon whether that's a man or when. he

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