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		maximente on June 19, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook moderators break NDAs to expose working c... no, that's not why we have a whole host of workers' rights in the US. we have a whole host of workers' rights in the US because people were fighting for workers' rights in the US, some of whom were injured or killed. (ed: clarity)

bumby on June 19, 2019 [–]

They fought for them because they didn't want the outcomes produced from unfettered industry. I don't see why the tactic (fighting) and the outcome (more equitable society) should be treated as mutually exclusive.

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