Over two years ago, I read Thomas Geoghegan's Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?, a somewhat rambling collection of observations about the differences between the United States and Germany. In it, he noted that, quite unlike the American experience, German broadsheet newspapers were thriving. Yes, in a country that also has the intertubes,
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So many lulz in that :P
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Just try to find a working shop, or any institution to that matter, during the afternoon hours, around any Greek town/village/city.
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I'm going to need to see a reference before I take that tin-foiled hat observation as anything more than a tin-foiled hat (probably Rothschild) slam.
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Creative, free thinking, innovative employees would upset the status quo, making it harder for management to maintain their control. So, employees are encouraged to show up and shut up. The same holds true for citizens. Governments give the people bread and circuses, and hide behind bureaucracy, obstruction and obfuscation.
labor movements ... anti-American
In many cases, the practices of Big Labour are very similar to those of Big Business, though instead of show up and shut up, it is pay your union dues and shut up.
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Have you ever read the book, The One Minute Manager? It's about a boss who does no work, makes no decisions, emotionally bullies and manipulates employees, but is held up as a model manager. It fits in with the image of management as ruling class. I always hated the book. It's a best seller, and has gotten a fair amount of praise.
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Lowering executive pay would therefore enable executives to keep more of their earnings.
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That's why we need more robots/computers doing those jobs, so people can do the jobs that require thinking. Like designing those robots/computers.
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