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submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Are they stupid?

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[-] [email protected] 89 points 2 years ago

US Labor Day literally exists to erase real Labor Day, 1 May, which commemorates the Haymarket Affair.

[-] [email protected] 52 points 2 years ago

fun fact! they rebranded may day to "loyalty day"!

things you do when you're definitely not the evil empire of the day

[-] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago

Yeah, Labor Day was created after the bloody Pullman(?) Strike basically as a way to distract from May Day

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

It was a general strike for the 8 hour day

[-] bdonvr 31 points 2 years ago

To mock us, I've never had it off

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

Well, of course not. It's not called No Labor Day.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

Same reason we name military hardware after the native americans put to genocide, to mock us.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

cause theyre dabbing on us

[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The only people that get it off are the petit bourgeoisie and small business tyrants

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

It has a labor day so that it doesn't have a may day

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

Idk, controlled release is easier to manage than outright oppression

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I wonder what percentage of Americans think Labor Day is for celebrating the troops. I bet it's a number that would cause me grievous psychic damage.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

You know when your dog won't shut up, so you toss it a bone-shaped piece of nylon so you can keep playing video games?

It's like that.

this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2023
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