• @Zachariah
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    1275 months ago

    And even that was a compromise from just working until you drop. People organized and died for the 40-hour workweek.

    • The Quuuuuill
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      455 months ago

      Literally got on trains, headed into West Virginia, shot at each other, stormed machine gun pillboxes, and got bombed. If it weren’t for those people we’d still be in labor camps

      • @[email protected]
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        115 months ago

        The same Pinkertons that were sent after some guy who grabbed a few Magic the Gathering cards?

        • @Mirshe
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          125 months ago

          He didn’t even grab them, he was sent the wrong box by the warehouse by mistake.

        • Thassodar
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          75 months ago

          Pretty sure Nintendo has made use of the Pinkertons as well.