Officials at the plant said the strike was illegal because those taking part were occupying the production line and blocking non-strikers from entering the building.
As well as all the factors blocking those from non-traditional backgrounds from entering politics, it's certainly true that some of those with the talent might be put off by what they see.
Brazil has imposed non-automatic import licenses on Argentine automobiles, effectively blocking the trade, as retaliation in response to a prior re-vamping of trade restrictions on behalf of Argentina.
Palm's actions makes it seem like there are no other ways for a device to interact with iTunes, and the company's outraged response to Apple blocking the Pre make it seem like Apple is wrong for forbidding non-iPod devices from masquerading as iPods.
It has played a marginally more useful role in America's efforts to end North Korea's nuclear ambitions, but only after blocking moves to hold North Korea accountable before the Security Council for its flagrant disregard of its non-proliferation promises.