The current writer’s strike is no different than any other union mob extortion scheme that I wrote about before. However, you won’t find any criticism of the writer’s union in the media or in Hollywood: either because they’re sympathetic or afraid to offend those that they must work with.

But I believe that there are a few important points to be made about the writer’s union shutting down much of the production in the entertainment industry.

• Union members pen nearly all of the entertainment you consume. This means that their fictional stories, characters, and jokes generally champion Marxist socialism and the tyranny of the mobs (sold as democracy) while stomping on individual rights, and scoffing at anyone who creates more than their “fair share” of wealth. So turning on the television certainly does not reveal an objective assessment or reflection of American ideals. It’s mostly socialist propaganda set to various plots.

• They are demanding a larger share of the income from profitable productions while absolving themselves of any risk from the majority of productions that lose money: they get paid either way, plus a share of the income IF the show succeeds. I’m sure anyone who invests time and wealth in a new business or product wishes for such a fairy-tale scenario.

I sincerely wish those who employ striking writer’s guild members would have some courage and foresight to fire these goons immediately, and to hire INDIVIDUAL writers who seek to write for whatever the market and their individual skills will earn them. Negotiating with unions today will simply reset the timer to the next extorting strike scheme.

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