“You don’t need to be a Nazi to dislike SJWs...”

Has anyone here read “The Crystal World” by J. G. Ballard?

I can’t answer that question, because I reject the analogy in whose terms you frame the situation. This a vast difference of credibility between rumors picked up in a bar, and “rumors” — or rather, whispers, and second-hand reports, and first-hand reports from sources who can’t yet come forward — reported on in a…

I would say there’s a great chance that the signal boosting Jezebel did for this story helped to focus the attention of other journalists in the same direction, and helped to persuade editors that this was a story worth giving the green light to.

Excellent, clear-eyed, illuminating piece. Whoever pitched it, and whoever approved it, and all those who contributed to it — great job.

I see how you say “your” cause.

I read the take-away here as being that we get the union we settle for. There is a world of change an individual can bring about in a Local, just be speaking up and being active. The flipside being, is that if no one steps up to advocate for the right kind of values, those values aren’t going to be manifest.

How did your fellow union members, and the Local leadership, respond, when you raised concerns about these practices at Local meetings?

Hey, I got an idea. Shut the fuck up. This isn’t Gilead.

The Freedom from Religion Foundation would be glad to hear from you.

Sea lions gonna sea lion, I suppose.

You are using the word “legend” to suit your purposes; I get it.

You could as easily describe “the welfare queen” depiction as a “lie”. There doesn’t need to be any truth in a lie for it to work its damaging magic on our society.

Jason, can I ask what sources you used for this (excellent) article? I’m interested to know what archive or book I can find that petition in, the one with the sentence “We, the white employees of the Philadelphia Transit Corporation, refuse to work with Negroes as motormen, operators, and station trainmen.” 

There are few things more personal than security in one’s livelihood. My question is, are you a paid apologist for the anti-labor team, or are you pissing on your neighbors free of charge?

Cheers. Would you be able to drop me a line? I’m at press at penandanvil dot com.

I’d like to talk to you about printing this reply of yours in a journal I publish, if you’re amenable.

That I’m uninterested in engaging in argument with you does not mean I am unable to muster an argument, chumly.

Like I thought — miserable enough.

I’m not sure what kind of dismissive reply to type to you.