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And then the factories took their manufacturing practices overseas to countries like Bangladesh, where rules, laws and regulations didn't matter, and they became incredibly wealthy and contributed to the slow destruction of humanity and the planet.....

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Keep on doing what you're doing, James.

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Doing the right thing for everyone seems to be a difficult task for some.

I think of republicans who have unpopular agendas so instead of trying to do what is right they cheat and lie.

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"We don't need no unions! We don't need no employment laws or Worker's Comp! Let the "invisible hand" (sure as hell is invisible, isn't it?) solve everything!"

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Could there possibly be a better example of fucking asholery?

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The current far right MAGA?

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My father was a union rep in Canada, but one of the first things that he told me about the beginning of the labour movement in North America, and the beginning of women's rights was 'The Triangle Shirt Factory Massacre'. I did a paper on it in high school and my teacher had to research it to mark.

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Those two cunts also had 4 other fires under their belts. While it's generally believed this one was an accident, it's also believed they opted out of fire sprinklers in case they had to torch another business for the insurance money.

Also, the fire department's ladder only reached the 7th floor and their safety net wasn't designed to catch falling bodies at the rate they were falling.

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