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Cake day: August 18th, 2025

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  • I hope they realize just exactly why in the 1900s-1930s the government allowed for busting monopolies, strong unions, and workers’ rights.

    The reason is that from ~1880 to 1930 there were hundreds of violent riots and revolts, assassinations of CEOs, literal wars (Coal Wars, check out the movie Matewan) fought between workers and capital owners, etc. So to stop all the violence and assassinations of executives, they finally realized they should give at least something to the workers.

    We’re quickly approaching this dynamic again, and hey if they want to lean into it, just expect the same response from the people.


  • Ain’t no way the ruling elite can risk any peasants actually getting the idea of taxing billionaires and holding them accountable in other ways.

    In the short term with a first past the post system, harm reduction in voting D is unfortunately the way to go, but let’s not kid ourselves and think they actually want real change.