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They Just Made It Illegal To Use Your Own Tools (youtu.be)
submitted 1 day ago by frankthetankPA@lemmy.today to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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First tool ban is here! A new law was just signed in New York that requires blueprint blocking technology on every CNC machine, laser cutter, lathe and 3D printer. This affects everyone who makes, builds or fixes things. This isn't a firearms law. It's a manufacturing law. And they buried it in the budget because they knew exactly what it was.

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[-] waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

How strong is your union compared to the police union?

[-] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

My what an unrelated and strangely slightly off-topic question. Whatever are you getting at?

[-] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago

"Dogs" in "unions for the dogs" refers to cops. And police unions are stupidly powerful.

[-] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world -5 points 23 hours ago

Pretty sure that’s not what they meant. No one calls cops “dogs”

[-] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 11 points 22 hours ago

Yes they do? They are the guard/attack dogs of the bourgeoisie that reigns in the cattle (the rest of us). That metaphor isn't exactly new.

[-] FlowerFan@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 50 minutes ago

of the bourgeoisie? My brother in christ, they're the dogs of the ruling pedo class.

[-] waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you are not a native English speaker and not just sea lioning. Here is the break down for you:

Socialism for the rich = subsidized losses for the rich, see every bailout for the past forever

Unions for the dogs = police unions. Incredibly powerful unions that prevent cops from being held accountable in any way. They can kill a guy and the union will prevent them from being fired. All other unions are subject to union breaking efforts often by means of the police

Scraps for the rest = you get nothing, you own nothing, your unions will be attacked by all means available

[-] frankthetankPA@lemmy.today 1 points 10 hours ago

Hell yeah I am a smart purson... They verbose yo

[-] waterbird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 19 hours ago

i’m a native speaker and didn’t know this either. thank you for explaining!

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