Comment by InDubioProRubio
7 days ago
I always wondered, what those Pinkerton man thought, when they attacked union members with machine guns for their masters in the guilded age.
7 days ago
I always wondered, what those Pinkerton man thought, when they attacked union members with machine guns for their masters in the guilded age.
They thought "Well, I guess this makes me one of those people for whom "Not talking about politics with Friends" becomes a core tenent to my personal philosophy."
They thought that the union members were criminals.
Without the ability to realize that it's politics that defines what a criminal is.
This is about having political conversations with friends, not with people shooting at you with machine guns.
The original argument put forth by capitalists was that unionized workers were effectively engaging in economic sabotage by striking and blockading factories.
That said the Pinkertons were basically mercenaries akin to organized crime, so probably viewed things in terms of might makes right.
They thought, "if I do a good job, I'm going to get a bonus"
Unfortunately they're thinking the same thing today.