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On this day in 1969, the Cordobazo Uprising began in the city of Córdoba, Argentina as a general strike, with workers seizing the city, burning the corporate headquarters of Citroën and Xerox, and clashing with the army.

The rebellion took place under the military dictatorship of General Juan Carlos Onganía, who had seized power in a coup in 1966. Onganía's government had suspended the right to strike, froze workers' wages, suppressed communist movements, and extended the age of retirement.

In the wake of widespread violent state repression against protesters, the labor union "CGT de los Argentinos", led by Agustín Tosco, called for national strike on May 30th, 1969. In Cordoba, the general strike and protests began one day earlier.

On the first day of the protests, police opened fire on thousands of protesters, killing a worker named Maximo Mena, causing the strike to escalate into a citywide revolt, leading to widespread destruction of property and seizing of city spaces. Onganía crushed the rebellion with the military, and Agustín Tosco was arrested for his role in the rebellion.

Working class protest, popular revolt and urban insurrection in Argentina: the 1969 Cordobazo - James P. Brennan

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[-] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

Hate to think in terms of grind set unironically or optimization culture but it is tempting when my time has been getting more and more limited these days. Spent an hour or so making some tofu patties yesterday so these days I can spend less time getting lunch ready and heading to the gym when I can in the afternoon. I also got a solid 40 minutes to myself when commuting better spent on listening to theory instead of belting out warbles to my fav commiku or no-copyright songs. I remember taking the bargain of healthy eating, fasting and gym for a longer life and part of me wants to enjoy it by doing nothing but nothing is ever guaranteed so I need to make the most of my time hence why I been thinking about this.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

That's meal prep. It is a good comunist tradion to free the workers from the tyranny of having to constantly do the labor of food handling.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Fr otherwise it's scrambling to make some lunch in the morning

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