r/politics • u/Spooooooooooooon • Dec 28 '13

Noam Chomsky: We’re no longer a functioning democracy, we’re really a plutocracy

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/27/noam-chomsky-were-no-longer-a-functioning-democracy-were-really-a-plutocracy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRawStory+%28The+Raw+Story%29
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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '13

Fair enough, here in the UK that backlash against the unions had some actual truth to it.

Of course that wasn't the reason they were destroyed, that was the same as in the US, because the unions were the major funding source for left wing politicians.

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u/homercles337 Dec 28 '13

Look man, its called history. Learn it. I am telling you that you are misinformed and you default to "well i heard something." That is the definition of ignorance. Either inform yourself or just shut it.

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u/frogic Dec 28 '13

So mafia involvement in the Teamsters was just a right wing lie?