Originally Posted by
Alan Shore
Numerous discussions with my reps have led me to believe that, while achieving consensus can in fact be quite a cumbersome process, it is quite possible and always worthwhile in the end. And the alternative, that of a dictatorship, is never preferable.
So yes. As with any democracy, there are layers to wade through and you have to be able to bring others around to your point of view to have that perspective carry the day.
I consider that neither BS nor getting nowhere. It is what it is. We can either sit behind our keyboards and wish it were different, or we can stand up and get into the game as our reps have done.
Democracy is one of the worst forms of government, it gives rise to factions, and the loss of individual rights. The alternative is not dictatorship, however, a constitution that protects the rights of the union worker. The basic right being, that a union worker should not be able to vote another union worker out of a job.