• Egon [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    51·
    2 months ago

    You owe the 40 hour work week to the unions who advocated for it and the officials who signed it into law. You need both.

    monke-rage words cannot describe how angry reading that made me. It’s like it was a CIA sleeper agent activation code, but only for pissing me off. My god, what a fucking ingrained dirt speck of a take. Imagining her saying this to one of the people who fought for those rights"Yeah the people you almost killed and had to pin the arm behind their back in order to get the smallest of concessions were just as vital for this process as you. It HAD to be signed into law, so without them you’re nothing, really they did more. They could have done it at any time, but only did it when you forced them to, which means they did it and were necessary. I understand how power works I am very smart." what the fuck.
    THEY WERE PRESSURING ELECTED OFFICIALS BECAUSE THEY HELD THE REINS OF POWER NOT BECAUSE OF SOME INHERENT LAW OF NATURE THAT REQUIRES THE OFFICIALS PRESENCE THE SOVIETS KILLED THE TZAR FOR PEACE LAND AND BREAD AND FUCKING GOT IT. What an immense fucking copout “oh since a large state needs administrators then” AHHHHHHH The people who signed this shit into law didn’t do it because they were fearing for reelection, they did it because they didn’t want a revolution or to get shot. They could’ve done this at any time, but didn’t, so they’re not necessary for the process.

    • Barabas [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      36·
      2 months ago

      I think it shows such a lack of critical thinking. The 40 hour work week law was signed by politicians, so that is the end of the story.

      Kind of like looking at the state of monarchies in Europe and going “gee, sure is nice of the monarchs to relinquish executive power of their own accord”. I guess if they had any kind of deeper thinking they wouldn’t be the brand of liberal they are, but they have the analytical ability of a child.

      • Egon [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        27·
        2 months ago

        “They’re equally important!” I say as something only happens because of grassroots leftist direct action.
        I think there might be lead in her makeup