Excellent thread (and of course I meant 1870s, harumph).

And thanks for the quote, HonestAbe, yikes...

And finally what most bothers me is that in some quarters (even dimes) organizing in unions or by other means is seen as unAmerican or just plain whimpy because The Individual(TM) is supposed to go stand up to The Corporation as an equal and win the conflict by being your basic Ubermench, or something... that DOESN'T WORK, folks, you're outnumbered, (except in parody cases... how the hell did I get here?).

Basically even though corporations have the right to free speech just like you and doesn't mean they ARE just like you and me... Ayn Rand is a nut case.

Faz