Comment by RockKillsKid on 08/12/2024 at 07:31 UTC

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View submission: A United Healthcare CEO shooter lookalike competition takes place at Washington Square Park

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Reminds me of Robert Evans' quote from the "Battle for Blair Mountain" episode of BtB:

We never talk about the time they got bombed and gassed and shot at by machine guns. We just leave that out of history books. The 8-hour work day was entirely gained by polite people with signs protesting. That's how we have a weekend, not the men who charged machine gun nests and sniped at corporate guards.
All these things we consider just a part of life like the fact that you're supposed to get a weekend; all of these things were bought in blood by men who are willing to kill for these rights who are willing to die for these things. And we don't talk about that even though it's cool and interesting because it might give people ideas.

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