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Socialism for the rich, unions for the dogs and scraps for the rest.
Unions are for everyone, what?
How strong is your union compared to the police union?
My what an unrelated and strangely slightly off-topic question. Whatever are you getting at?
"Dogs" in "unions for the dogs" refers to cops. And police unions are stupidly powerful.
Bro, what? German Shepherds have been associated with cops since Civil Rights, but cops have always been called pigs.
Pretty sure that’s not what they meant. No one calls cops “dogs”
Yes they do? They are the guard/attack dogs of the bourgeoisie that reigns in the cattle (the rest of us). That metaphor isn't exactly new.
of the bourgeoisie? My brother in christ, they're the dogs of the ruling pedo class.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you are not a native English speaker and not just sea lioning. Here is the break down for you:
Socialism for the rich = subsidized losses for the rich, see every bailout for the past forever
Unions for the dogs = police unions. Incredibly powerful unions that prevent cops from being held accountable in any way. They can kill a guy and the union will prevent them from being fired. All other unions are subject to union breaking efforts often by means of the police
Scraps for the rest = you get nothing, you own nothing, your unions will be attacked by all means available
i’m a native speaker and didn’t know this either. thank you for explaining!
Hell yeah I am a smart purson... They verbose yo
no I agree but if you take a look at the USA from afar then it appears this way. It is no me not wanting unions its the other way around.