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Borders are a tool of the ruling class to keep their workers corralled. They can set up isolated environments with specific conditions conducive to certain type

Borders are a tool of the ruling class to keep their workers corralled. They can set up isolated environments with specific conditions conducive to certain types of output. Crossing borders without going through their system undermines their ability to use us as cattle. Borders are arbitrary, and the ones you think exist are often total falsehoods conjured up by people who decided it was more beneficial for them if the borders were this way rather than that way. The borders we are shown on the map often do not exist.

CMCDragonkai 1y ago
I believe that borders in the past existed mostly due to the ruling class that asserts control over resources. The peasant class are actually serfs to the land they are cattle to be corralled as you say. But ever since the development of nationalism and the nation state, borders are supposedly now useful to the the nation - tied to an ethnic group. But this might all just be in the mind regardless of biological affinity. Some people might feel more interconnected, others feel more egoistic.
FireBeyond 1y ago
> Borders are a tool of the ruling class to keep their workers corralled Tyson Chicken. This part is my theorizing: A bunch of workers were getting... uppity... about little things like child labor laws, blatant OSHA violations. Making a bit of noise. They also happened to be mostly undocumented. This part is fact: ICE conducted coordinated raids on Tyson facilities and picked up ~900 undocumented workers. Many of those workers supplied ICE and the media documentation from Tyson describing how to handle onboarding, I-9, IRS paperwork if they were undocumented - i.e. Tyson was actively aware, and actively assisting, in this. For note: entering improperly or overstaying a visa is a crime - a misdemeanor. Aiding and assisting in this process is a felony (often because there's good financial gains to be made). ICE held a triumphant press conference to herald this roundup. Media question: "Does ICE have any plan to investigate Tyson, given the evidence that strongly suggests they were assisting these undocumented workers in staying under the radar?" "That is not within the scope of our investigation here." To absolutely no-one's surprise, this (and other similar situations like it) just ... don't get investigated. My theory, again: Tyson was annoyed. Too much noise about OSHA and labor law violations. A little call to ICE, and a little backroom deal. "We'll give you the names of hundred of workers, you can make a big scene about that. And in exchange, you won't ask awkward questions about just how nearly 1,000 undocumented workers are at our facilities."
- razakel 1y ago
  Hormel did exactly the same thing. Workers complaining about developing a weird autoimmune condition from inhaling aerosolized pig brains? Get them deported!

CMCDragonkai 1y ago

I believe that borders in the past existed mostly due to the ruling class that asserts control over resources. The peasant class are actually serfs to the land they are cattle to be corralled as you say. But ever since the development of nationalism and the nation state, borders are supposedly now useful to the the nation - tied to an ethnic group. But this might all just be in the mind regardless of biological affinity. Some people might feel more interconnected, others feel more egoistic.

FireBeyond 1y ago

> Borders are a tool of the ruling class to keep their workers corralled Tyson Chicken. This part is my theorizing: A bunch of workers were getting... uppity... about little things like child labor laws, blatant OSHA violations. Making a bit of noise. They also happened to be mostly undocumented. This part is fact: ICE conducted coordinated raids on Tyson facilities and picked up ~900 undocumented workers. Many of those workers supplied ICE and the media documentation from Tyson describing how to handle onboarding, I-9, IRS paperwork if they were undocumented - i.e. Tyson was actively aware, and actively assisting, in this. For note: entering improperly or overstaying a visa is a crime - a misdemeanor. Aiding and assisting in this process is a felony (often because there's good financial gains to be made). ICE held a triumphant press conference to herald this roundup. Media question: "Does ICE have any plan to investigate Tyson, given the evidence that strongly suggests they were assisting these undocumented workers in staying under the radar?" "That is not within the scope of our investigation here." To absolutely no-one's surprise, this (and other similar situations like it) just ... don't get investigated. My theory, again: Tyson was annoyed. Too much noise about OSHA and labor law violations. A little call to ICE, and a little backroom deal. "We'll give you the names of hundred of workers, you can make a big scene about that. And in exchange, you won't ask awkward questions about just how nearly 1,000 undocumented workers are at our facilities."

razakel 1y ago
Hormel did exactly the same thing. Workers complaining about developing a weird autoimmune condition from inhaling aerosolized pig brains? Get them deported!