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You should educate yourself about corporate violence both inside and outside the US - the use of intimidation and murder for strike breaking, the role the Pinke
by TheOtherHobbes 1y ago
You should educate yourself about corporate violence both inside and outside the US - the use of intimidation and murder for strike breaking, the role the Pinkerton agency, the original meaning of "banana republic."
It's tragic - but not accidental - there's no mention of any of this in schools or any public memory of it.
- b_e_n_t_o_n 1y agoIt's tragic, but it was also illegal, and that's a crucial distinction.
- immibis 1y agoIllegal things happen all the time. The current president has committed many crimes and suffered no punishment. Elon Musk is an illegal immigrant. Uber was completely illegal but they did it anyway. The law isn't actually the law - the real law is what gets enforced.