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In response to "Jeremy Clarkson - Striking Public Workers should be taken outside and shot in front of their families" by amoxy

Definitely over the top. Though I did smirk at this line from the article...

Posted by Dr.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Dec 2 '11, 11:31

Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, said: "Whilst he is driving round in fast cars for a living, public sector workers are busy holding our society together..."

They are? I thought the point of this tirade is that they are (hopefully briefly) refusing to hold society together out of their own self-interest. You're kind of helping explain Clarkson's frustration here.

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I believe the point is they were demonstrating how integral they are to societal cohesiveness. - Mop on Evo Dec 2, 11:44 4
- No right? Yikes. - Dr.Vermin Dec 2, 11:47 3
  - I believe that is the entire point of strikes. "Wanna screw us? Let's see how well you get along without us. What are we worth to you... - Mop on Evo Dec 2, 11:52 2
    - And the single mom trying to take the train to her second job pays the price. - Dr.Vermin Dec 2, 12:07 1
      - you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 12:18

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Definitely over the top. Though I did smirk at this line from the article...

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