The American Way of Life at Home

2017-11-13

The Politics of Placidity

Treaty of Detroit

The "Treaty of Detroit":

Unions give up:

  • Pledge no strikes for five years
  • No interference in company plans
  • Generous pensions
  • Seniority guarantees
  • Health Care
  • High wages

Reuther on Unions

McCarthy

Jackie Robinson

Pumpsie Green

Eisenhower

Should any party attempt to abolish social security and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group of course, that believes you can do these things... Their number is negligible and they are stupid.

  • Eisenhower

Eisenhower and Nixon

Nixon (right) on HUAC

McCarthy and Cohn

Cohn and Trump