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Issue No. 154 | 27 September 2002 |
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War On The Collective
Interview: Still Flying International: President Gas Politics: Australia: A Rogue State? Unions: Welfare Max Bad Boss: Welcome to Telstra! Health: Fat Albert: The Grim Reaper Satire: Iraq Pre-empts Pre-emptive Strike Poetry: A Man From the East And A Man From The West Review: The Sum Of All Fears
Legends The Locker Room Bosswatch Awards Week in review Activists
 The Shame (Sham) of the Democratic PartyWeapons of DestructionTears From TomGood Hearts
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Letters to the Editor Tears From Tom
Dear Sir, While fully understanding of the reasons for a change in direction of "Workers Online", and perhaps the need to apply the editorial skills in more auditable pursuit to placate the philistines, I must express my sadness at, if not the dramatic change, but the fact that it was deemed necessary. It would appear that the vision of the Labor Council, when visioning this communication strategy, was and still is years ahead of the "remittance men an women" , who continue to exert Dickensian control over the evolution of this vision of those who within their own paradigms , choose to see the stars , rather than the bars . Your reference to the necessity of "Flicking the Switch", vaudeville, sounds too much like Luther apologising to the Pope for nailing his thesis to the door. C'mon Peter, your genuflection to the mob is akin to my tug of the forelock to the Mayor, nothing more than an extension of "Professional Piss Taking". Having said that, if there is pressure on your publication, from the Neanderthals, who are intent on the demise of the Union Movement, concurring with their own, if only in a futile attempt to prevent an objective examination of their sabotage by future Labor Leaders, then the type of one eyed hibernation as planned by Workers Online may be the best strategy. Patience is an attribute lacking in this land , perhaps if only through our brief European History , this is a load that requires patience , a land were most seeds need to be consumed by fire prior to their germination, perhaps new ideas or visions are in this category. Workers Online, could be compared to the grain of sand that originally through accident found its self in the oyster, with the constant irritation of the sand forcing the oyster in an attempt to sooth this irritation forming the "Pearl", Workers Online, through its sometime confrontational articles has been creating the "Cultured Pearls" of course the primary assumption here is; that the oysters are alive, which can be ascertained by smell. I take it you have sniffed the wind? You also gave a reason of insufficient article submissions, is this not indicative of some great chasm of knowledge, perhaps when Howard came to power, the great nothingness overtook the land, or perhaps the union movements "Fair-weather Friends " have either jumped ship , or like a Bastille Mob , pillaging the resources in anticipation of irreversible changes to their worlds. Perhaps (Seneca 4 BC - AD 65 ) phrased it best when he stated " The fates lead him who will - him who won't they drag. Or Once upon a time.. In a poor peasant village.. An orphaned child could find nothing.. But stones.. To eat.. As a last resort.. The child filled a pot with water and stones.. And sat it on the fire.. Hoping.. Beyond hope.. To receive some kind of nourishment from this batch of stone soup! Before long.. A hungry friend walked by.. And inquired as to what was in the boiling pot.. "It's stone soup!". Came the reply.. "If you'd like a bowl.. Add whatever you have to it.". The second child said.. "All I have is this onion!". Into the stone soup the onion went! A few minutes later.. Another friend appeared.. Clutching one last precious potato.. Which was soon added to the stone soup! The hungry crowd gathered around the pot of stone soup.. Soon grew to a dozen or so.. Each child having thrown at least one vegetable into the boiling pot! When the stone soup was ready.. Each hungry child received a bowl.. How wonderfully delicious.. Was this soup made from stones! Reflection: If every Union Contributed just one Article, Workers Online would be a tome! Tom Collins
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