When I was looking for an icon picture for this article, I entered the search term "unions".

I was flooded with pictures of Russia and Communism. As if unions were some political thing.

Unions are not political. Unless you are one of those who thinks every human activity is political.

Margaret Thatcher was a unionist, and a right wing Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. That word "united" again.

She always sought assurances of unity by asking if people were;

"One of us."

Or as one chap put it...

"To be loyal means 100% acceptance of Government thinking: any dissent, or even admittance of doubt, is treachery and treason. After nine years as party leader and five as Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher still asks the question, 'Are you one of us?', by which she means, 'Are you completely free of any doubt as to the utter rightness of everything we are doing?' It will come as no surprise that I am not 'one of us'."

~Francis Pym 1986

Leaders always want unity. Wouldn't you?

How far do you go though? Can striving too hard for unity create disunity?

And on the other side of this spinning coin...

What about your enemies?

If unity is strength, surely it makes sense to divide your foes.