"Cheap-Labor Conservatives"

[OneGrassRoot]

I just stumbled upon this article; it refers to the 2004 election, so it's pretty old. It's very interesting, and even more applicable now. Love the name of the website, too: Conceptual Guerilla

"So there you have it, in one easy-to-remember phrase. See how easy it is to understand these cheap-labor conservatives. The more ignorant and destitute people there are – desperate for any job they can get – the cheaper the cheap-labor conservatives can get them to work.

Try it. Every time you respond to a cheap-labor conservative in letters to the editor, or an online discussion forum, look for the "cheap labor" angle. Trust me, you'll find it. I can even show you the "cheap labor" angle in things like the "war on drugs", and the absurd conservative opposition to alternative energy.

Next, make that moniker – cheap-labor conservatives – your "standard reference" to the other side. One of the last revisions I made to this article was to find every reference to "conservatives", "Republicans", "right-wingers", and "righties", and replace it with "cheap-labor conservatives". In fact, if you're a cheap-labor conservative reading this, you should be getting sick of that phrase right about now. Exxxxcellent.

If enough people will "get with the program", it won't be long before you can't look at an editorial page, listen to the radio, turn on the TV, or log onto your favorite message board without seeing the phrase "cheap labor conservatives" – and have plenty of examples to reinforce the message. By election day of 2004, every politically sentient American should understand exactly what a "cheap labor conservative" is, and what he stands for."

FULL ARTICLE HERE: http://www.conceptualguerilla.com/?q=node%2F55

[Sherman A1]

1. Thanks for posting

Good Stuff

[TomClash]

2. I've been preaching this forever

No one seems to care - a la the late, great George Carlin.

But the article is spot on - a good find gets a rec!!

[OneGrassRoot]

3. kick since some found it interesting yesterday. :) n/t

[Edweird]

4. There are cheap labor proponents on both sides of the aisle.

[Canuckistanian]

5. I've been linking to this for years

It used to be just the preamble to a multi-part essay on WHY modern conservatives are all about cheap labor.

The other pages were:

1. Less Government and Cheap Labor.

2, The Public Sector and Private Fortunes.

3, Personal Responsibility and Wages.

But they're gone now.