Gene at Harry’s Place is upset about the lack of social democracy in post-liberation Iraq. "The US has done next to nothing to engage the trade unions in helping to rebuild and democratize the country," he observes.
My powers of sarcasm actually fail me here. But Gene should probably read this at some point.
He’s actually far below the mark, so mere sarcasm misses the point. The Bremer admin has actively actively sought to ban and undermine unions when building their little neo-liberal experiment in the middle-east. washingtonmonthly.com had a big post about this the other day…
I have a somewhat different opinion of trades unions to you, but I am in complete agreement that Gene appears to be insane.