Obviously language can be translated, even someone who can't speak can use sign or give written consent. I suppose language itself isn't even necessary, we evolved with the same social instincts that let us understand human body language and tone of voice and facial expression, we can figure out how to communicate across the barriers between us.
That's why the only milk you should be drinking should come from a human who can meaningfully consent.
Goats can not meaningfully consent. I don't care someone trained a goat to jump on a platform and accept milking, it absolutely wasn't the goat's idea. They had to learn to do this from the human that exploits them, and they think it's normal because it's the way things have always been. A wild goat would never let you touch her.
Besides, it's not necessary anyway. No one needs to do this anymore. Just stop.
They failed because the other unions didn't stand in solidarity. If every union in the country retaliated against Reagan they could have forced him to rehire. They kept their heads down to protect themselves instead of retaliation, which only accelerated the decline of unions.
Despite the decline it's still a viable strategy. If the air traffic controllers get fired, everything gets shut down. It's the only way.
This is always the greatest weakness of deploying people against their own nation, like how the Bolsheviks won over the war weary Russian soldiers. Since they spoke the same language they could appeal to the them as fellows who should join them against the Tzar.
It's still not comparable to Italy or Greece, because the US prints its own money while Eurozone nations can't.
The real problem is less that the US is accumulating debt and more that it is destroying demand for dollars with sanctions. If China doesn't want USD anymore then every dollar still on the market becomes less valuable.
I've started thinking of efficiency gains in my personal life as prep for the collapse of civilization.
LED bulbs use less power? That'll be great when I'm forced to rely on what I can generate in my house!