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> and the Pinkertons acted on their own Play Pinkerton games, win Pinkerton prizes. Or, less flippantly: everyone knows who the Pinkertons are and what they d
by lmkg 3y ago
> and the Pinkertons acted on their own
Play Pinkerton games, win Pinkerton prizes.
Or, less flippantly: everyone knows who the Pinkertons are and what they do. And the fact that everyone knows is, quite literally, the actual service that they offer. They will do such things without you have to explicitly tell them.
- philsnow 3y agoI have literally never heard of this group. "Pinkerton" is the name of a Weezer album as far as I'm concerned.
- orange_joe 3y agoThey have an outright ominous reputation from their historical involvement in violently suppressing the labor movement in the US. Because they’re still corporate security, they’ve kept this reputation as corporate goons for hire.
- OkayPhysicist 3y agoYou should probably read up on some history. They have played a pivotal role (as the antagonists) in the labor movement in the United States. They were involved in some of the largest insurrections after the Civil War. Their name is scattered throughout American history, and not for their good deeds.
- jeffwask 3y ago100% Movies and TV often sow them as a policing the West in the early days of the US but what they should be known for is as thugs and strike breakers for hire who intimidate and threaten whoever you ask while providing distance and cover.
- phyllistine 3y agohttps://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/ Aside from the xkcd, this 'everybody knows' effect can be domain specific. The people who hired the pinkertons, and any party interested in stealing corporate secrets, know who they are.
- yamtaddle 3y agoI doubt most people do know the name. If you're not into westerns and haven't read about the history of the labor movement or of US law enforcement (and they sure as shit don't teach those things in most schools, so you'd have to find it out on your own) you could easily go through life without ever learning who they were/are.