Case by case basis...for the most part, I still side with labor, but in a situation like Julio Jones, and athletes that hold out in total, I side with management because as far as I'm concerned, a holdout constitutes a breach of contract, and a breaking of your word...at the core of everything, people are only as good as their word.

Case by case basis...for the most part, I still side with labor, but in a situation like Julio Jones, and athletes that hold out in total, I side with management because as far as I'm concerned, a holdout constitutes a breach of contract, and a breaking of your word...at the core of everything, people are only as good as their word.

Sports teams are quite different than the rest of society. I view it as my team vs labor. When a player holds out, it is not like I am cheering for Ryan Pace. I am cheering/wanting the Bears to be competitive. I don't really hold it against the player, but rather, I just want the person on the field to play for my team.

When everybody started going to college.

Interesting theory.

It’s not true though. College grads are still less than half of the country. I would guess non-grads tend to be less labor friendly in their voting patterns as well.

This is beyond sports and Julio Jones. Across the whole spectrum you see more and more of this. Right to work, the demonization of unions, etc.

When everybody started going to college.

When did we all start siding with Management?

Well he didnt say college grads. What percentage of the country goes to at least some college?

This is beyond sports and Julio Jones. Across the whole spectrum you see more and more of this. Right to work, the demonization of unions, etc.

My epiphany came when JLN and Darkside began arguing with JORR about banning those who refused to stop using racist slurs.

Maybe also with some of the stupid union rules, like how convention-goers used to complain that they couldn't change a light bulb without bringing a union electrician over, who would charge them up the yingyang. (Whether that is true or not, I have no idea, but that story has legs.)

Or the punk-ass kid who gets a job at Jewel and sees that his first paychecks is for four dollars because he had to pay for a uniform and $90 in union fees.

My epiphany came when JLN and Darkside began arguing with JORR about banning those who refused to stop using racist slurs.

It permeates everything. We have a nationwide fetish for authority. Which feels weird considering the whole "by the people, for the people" thing.

I don't want to get too far into the union rabbit hole because this isnt just about unions.

We hold up successful people as heroes. It applies to actors, musicians, athletes, and CEO's. The country craves to see and hear about successful people. How they did it. How they live. They make movies about Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.

It is perfectly American to look up to and hold these folks in high regard.

Well he didnt say college grads. What percentage of the country goes to at least some college?

Maybe also with some of the stupid union rules, like how convention-goers used to complain that they couldn't change a light bulb without bringing a union electrician over, who would charge them up the yingyang. (Whether that is true or not, I have no idea, but that story has legs.)

Or the punk-ass kid who gets a job at Jewel and sees that his first paychecks is for four dollars because he had to pay for a uniform and $90 in union fees.

Guys, the caricature of the evil poor guy evolved when shows like "Roseanne" and "Good Times" ended. The Lovie Smith-looking John Amos did his part to glorify poverty... Besides, shouldn't we all make the same anount of money anyway?