This kid is the straw man conservatives present of socialism—the idea that the purpose of labor unions and socialism isn’t to have a decent wage, but to not have to work hard.
I’m not sure that there is a consistent “straw man” in a way that’s relevant to this post. You might as well say: “See, this kid neatly disproves the other straw man conservatives present of socialism—the idea that the purpose of labor unions and socialism isn’t to have decent workloads and working conditions, but just plain greed.” Six of one, half a dozen of the other...
I’m not sure that there is a consistent “straw man” in a way that’s relevant to this post. You might as well say: “See, this kid neatly disproves the other straw man conservatives present of socialism—the idea that the purpose of labor unions and socialism isn’t to have decent workloads and working conditions, but just plain greed.” Six of one, half a dozen of the other...