Deciphering Biden’s excuse to abandon the fight for $15
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In the past, concessions would be given to workers to stave off talk of revolution. Think of the new deal, etc.

These days, whether through incompetence or ideological intent (the end result is the same so the distinction doesn’t matter much to me), the ruling class just will not allow any pumping of the brakes, any tiny release valve to stop the pressure building.

I find it a fascinating phenomenon that they are incapable of doing something positive for society, even to save their own skin. It baffles me, especially considering how successful it has been in the past.

    • SpezCanSTILLSuckMyDi [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      It still blows my mind that American police are allowed to use shit to break up a bunch of hippie grandmas protesting the Iraq war, that would be a war crime under the Geneva Convention if they had used it in Iraq

    • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah, I want to say that FDR had union backing that enabled him to pass new deal memes. It would have been like if Bernie had won and we had actually built Ilhan Omar that mech suit.