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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Health / Politics / City Anti-Paid-Sick-Leave Nazi Accuses Proponents of "Nazi-Slapping"

Posted by Goldy on Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 12:48 PM

The "REAL" coalition is the pro-business front group put together to oppose the proposed paid sick leave ordinance. I suppose the name is meant to be some sort of tortured acronym or something, but judging from the obnoxious comments and tweets of REAL coalition spokesman David Black, what it really seems to stand for is REAL ASSHOLES.

Accusing paid sick leave proponents of "Nazi-slapping," David? Really? Putting aside the fact that the term "Nazi-slapping" implies slapping a Nazi (making, um, you guys the Nazis), was it really necessary to go all Godwin's Law and everything in response to a tweet that merely described paid sick leave as an "effective policy tool to improve health w/ little econ impact"...? How was that slapping anybody, let alone a Nazi?

But then, that sorta rhetoric appears to be par for the course from the kinda real asshole who decries paid sick leave as an attempt to "legislate morality," and who repeatedly warns that the ordinance would "unjustifiably redistribute income from business to low income earners." Heaven forfend! It's also the kinda rhetoric you'd expect from a guy who, when confronted by a successful businessperson like Jody Hall of Cupcake Royale, responds by saying that Hall does not represent "the real business community."

You know, real local businesses like the Chamber of Commerce, Americans for Prosperity, and the National Federation for Independent Businesses. I guess if you don't agree with their right-wing agenda, you're not running a real business. What an asshole.

But at least Black's a professional asshole, an attorney for Jackson Lewis LLC, a law firm that specializes in union busting and "preventative" labor relations practices. And if that's the kinda asshole paid sick leave opponents want representing them—the kind who resorts to charges of "Nazi-slapping," and who dismisses pro-sick leave businesses as not being "real," well, I suppose that's up to them. They just shouldn't complain when they get slapped for it.

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Aside from the irony of Goldy chiding someone for extreme rhetoric, I have to admit that I am very much pro-Nazi-slapping.

Posted by also on August 4, 2011 at 1:03 PM

What the fuck is a "Nazi-slapping"? Bet he blames it on his phone's autocorrect or something - "I typed in bitch and it came out Nazi".

Posted by gloomy gus on August 4, 2011 at 1:04 PM

Goldy really isnt shy to use the same Nazi slang, when attacking politicians or ring wing locals, only to complain that they wont talk to him when doing a story about how theyre basically nazis.

Posted by Kinison

on August 4, 2011 at 1:15 PM

Two points, Kinison.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on August 4, 2011 at 1:17 PM

I would LOVE to slap a Nazi. Especially one who opposes mandatory paid sick leave. Here's a fun fact from history times: Henry Ford was both anti-union and an Nazi sympathizer!

Posted by ms_molly on August 4, 2011 at 1:19 PM

If I want to slap a Nazi, do I have to wash my hands first, or can I just go ahead and slap away, even if I've just sneeze all over my hands? And if I do the latter, does that give them the right to complain about my potentially disease-spreading lack of hygiene?

Posted by COMTE

on August 4, 2011 at 1:29 PM

@6, you most certainly don't wash your hands before you slap a Nazi. You go ahead and sneeze/slap away, then wash your hands AFTER you slap a Nazi.

Posted by lemonrose on August 4, 2011 at 1:45 PM

It's okay to slap Nazis. Really, go ahead slap one.

Posted by sall on August 4, 2011 at 1:47 PM

I guess Microsoft isn't a REAL business then, with the 10 days of paid sick leave per year, granted 100% at the beginning of the calendar year.

Posted by pragmatic on August 4, 2011 at 1:58 PM

I read it as they were slapping the 'Nazi' label on them - as in calling them Nazis when they aren't. Not slapping them for being Nazis.

Posted by vavavarooooom on August 4, 2011 at 3:00 PM

@10, maybe @ Goldy could give @HRESQ an opportunity to explain what he meant (or, perhaps, stick his foot in his mouth again). I'd love to see that. Better yet, ask the Seattle Chamber, DSA and other "REAL" Coalition members if they stand by their spokesman's comments.

Posted by explanation, please? on August 4, 2011 at 3:21 PM

I don't mean to be a wet blanket, but any remaining Nazis are incredibly old. The ones who are merely pretty old were too young to actually make the decision to join the party and probably only did so because they had to.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's not cool to slap a 90-year-old man.

Posted by MacCrocodile

on August 4, 2011 at 3:30 PM

@12: What, they aren't making Nazis anymore? All those skinheads are just getting swastika tattoos for decorative purposes?

Posted by also on August 4, 2011 at 3:36 PM

@13 - They can get whatever they want tattooed wherever and call themselves whatever they like, but they ain't Nazis as far as I'm concerned. Also, I wouldn't slap one of them, either. I just washed my hands.

Posted by MacCrocodile

on August 4, 2011 at 3:55 PM

I may have to go back and watch Raiders, but I think Indiana Jones slapped few Nazis

Posted by AlaskanWayViaducks on August 4, 2011 at 9:45 PM

For a lawyer, he's not very careful with his words. Or maybe he just doesn't know when to stop typing/talking because he's basically paid by the word. At any rate, he should probably just rest his case and leave the courthouse by the back door as soon as possible.

Posted by cloudveil1 on August 4, 2011 at 11:23 PM

It is unfortunate that the corporations do not care for the workers , customers and the public health except for their super profitability.These remarks are totally unacceptable, We should condemn in one voice and make a pledge to get this ordinance passed to help the 190000 workers in the city of Seattle.

Posted by V. Goswami on August 5, 2011 at 10:55 AM