| Kasz216 said: That's like saying because you voted against a tax you shouldn't have to pay taxes. |
I accept the sad reality that we need an institution we call the governament as a way of organizing our societies. I understand that it must have the power to mandate things on its citizens, and finance itself through taxes. I know for a fact that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all others that have been tried. Heck, as an european, I even embrace having the governament involving itself with my daily life a lot more than most americans would ever dream of. Still, I would strive to escape any governament that went too far (for my definition of too far).
I see unions as a fundamentally different thing. A union interests me only if it doesn't limit my rights further for the greater good. There's something seriously wrong with a union forcing me not to work, not for a day but hypothetically for months with no end, because of a fight I don't think is my own. I'm all for solidarity, and if it's important to a majority of my coworkers, and not against my personal beliefs, I'll go on strike for their rights any day. But I won't do it for a month, nor would I expect anyone to do that for me, whatever the reason. And there's something seriously wrong with people that can actually afford going not getting paid for months even going on strike and making a huge fuss about it. But maybe that's why I've never been unionized, unless I'm forced into it.
And that to me, is where the problem starts. That's what empowers these guild things beyond what I think is acceptable. They have the power to stop others from working in the business, or at the very least seriously marginalizing their work. Why should a young writer that simply wants his break and has nothing to do with this fight not be able to work without being threatened of forever being marginalized? A guy that can't get through the month without getting paid? What, is the guild going to put food on his table? Right...
