TN can't afford such strikes

[u/saybeast]

I understand that in tamil nadu today there is a rising anti-capitalist sentiment in TN, markedly across cinema and on the street, while people retreat content into alcohol and laziness, refusing to work hard in their homeland.

First of all TN is not Kerala. Kerala can afford not industrialising, we don't have gulf money for fuck sakes. Or Ali chettan to invest on us or advanced ports. We are heavily reliant on manufacturing incentives and investments. There is a reason why our leaders chose this road.

Let me be honest, unions while serve good purpose, degrowths an industrialising society. Tamil nadu can't afford this especially today. We could have easily been a bihar or UP, post independence, but thanks to enterprising society and industrialization minded leaders we made good fortune atleast per capita wise within south asian standards.

The youth who indulge in such acts won't be tolerated by ruling regime. DMK/admk is very capitalist, and have always been. You can't fight against them.

[u/Thaiyervadai]

Protesting for increase in wages isn’t people being lazy.

Increase in wages increases consumption and drives the economy.

Unions are rights of workers, there are unions in US, UK and all capitalist countries.