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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
for what it's worth, we used to have a system in this country where one could strike without an issue. It's when those strikes affected the populace at large, then the government was able to act with impunity and not fear much political retribution.
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As free of sarcasm as I can make it: exactly when was that? I can't think of a single major strike until the mid-1930's that didn't have serious violence and threatened government intervention (even if just local government).
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