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.
The number of “rednecks”, “southerners”, “hillbillies” etc that don’t know about the Battle of Blair Mountain and what it was over… just sad. For a culture that loves to talk about their “heritage” they sure seem to be oblivious to a lot of it.
Putting “thin blue line” stickers on their trucks and insulting unions and union workers…
They just love their “culture” of owning other humans. That’s literally it.
