this times 1000. i pointed this out the night of the general election on this board and nobody argued with me on the point either. every good thing we have today (the 40 hour work week standard, pto, sick leave, paid leave, workers rights in general) exist solely because those rights were fought for and paid for in blood. it wasn't even that long ago. it was maybe just shy over a 100 years ago, in some cases less than. some of the people who fought for those rights are still alive, though nobody will ask them on their way out what it was like (and its a shame).  people went on strike, burned down factories and buildings, beat the shit out of business owners, threatened and intimidated politicians to get results.  i'm not advocating for violence here either, i'm sayig it's a historical reality. the rich engage in this behavior already. they use bribery, they dress up their immoral actions and behaviors in particular language and legalese. the working classes will straight up just shout a motherfucker and burn down his house if you push them far enough. violence gets results. if it didn't blacks wouldn't have gotten the civil rights act, workers wouldn't have benefits and rights and we'd all be working 80 hour work weeks at the ends of whips cracking. my point is - never be afraid to stand up for yourself. sometimes violence is justified. it's justified when it becomes self defense.
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