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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

I think the rich need a reminder...

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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    I was gonna say, we get shot for protesting now…probably gotta change that part first.

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      People got shot before too. Lots of people. The fight for worker’s rights was long and bloody.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-union_violence_in_the_United_States

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_violence_in_the_United_States

      https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/theminewars-labor-wars-us/

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        I misspoke…er…typed, we get shot and have no real way to defend ourselves being wildly outgunned by police. Thanks for that PBS article btw. I hadn’t heard of a lot of these happenings, and I’m still reading through it.

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          You think we are outgunned? Really? That’s awful silly of you.

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            Bruh, there’s no way you can take on the greatest military machine in history.

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              💀

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              You forget that every part of that machine is a person. No soldier is going to attack his fellow citizens. The cops are not people, but we outnumber and outgun them by orders of magnitude. Either way I am willing to die trying. You can stand with us if the time comes or you can enjoy that boot you’re currently deep throating. The choice is yours.

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        Was?

        Is.

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      Now? The pinkertons never left, and they started ages ago. Protesters got shot then too.

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        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

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  • All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
  • Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
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