tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188519997803417772.post8928924451502450703..comments2013-06-15T22:07:43.678-07:00Comments on It's About Power Stupid!: Building Fortresses or Tearing Down Walls? Thoughts on "Fortress Unionism"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188519997803417772.post-6619597736643576722013-06-15T22:07:43.678-07:002013-06-15T22:07:43.678-07:00I appreciate the sentiment, but this blog ins not ...I appreciate the sentiment, but this blog ins not meant for mass consumption by rank and file union members. It is a blog meant to give leaders, organizers and strategists a perspective on building a labor movement that can survive and grow.streetheathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034959397491534141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188519997803417772.post-13775729348966278842013-06-15T16:40:46.663-07:002013-06-15T16:40:46.663-07:00Intellectualizing an article to sound smart will n...Intellectualizing an article to sound smart will not accomplish anything other than muddying the waters of understanding. <br /><br />Come back when you can talk to the everyday man (or woman) so anyone who might want to read your idea will "get it". <br /><br />As an R.N. I learned long ago that average working man does not accurately understand big words belonging to a certain sector of society, be it writer, doctor, lawyer or video gamer. I had to learn to break down my words so everyone who heard me understood me. Not saying they were less intelligent, they just lived another life. <br /><br />I know I had it when I watched a surgeon (from the hallway) describe for 4<br />or 5 minutes the entire procedure of a Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) to a older man who having the surgery in the A.M. and then had the patient sign the pre-op consent form. After the doctor left I went in and aske the patient if he understood what the doctor had explained. He shook his head no with a worried look. I re-explained it in seven wrods: "He's going to Roto root you out." Tension left the man's face and he smiled in understanding. <br /><br />To paraphrase Judge Judy...KISS "Keep it simple" silly. Word Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325166826469312129noreply@blogger.com