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MyOwnPeace

(16,920 posts)
Tue Sep 3, 2019, 02:31 PM Sep 2019

My GAWD, they DON'T get it!

In Kentucky, the miners on strike:

"At the camp, there is an informal policy against speaking about Trump or partisan issues, underscoring the president’s continued popularity in areas where the local economy has continued to suffer. “That is the main reason we have gotten as far as we’ve got now; it’s because we have kept the nonsense down,” Rowe said, referring to the nation’s divisive political debate."

W-T-F!!!!!

They've been sold out and they're STILL following the shit-stream for fresh water............

MORE: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a28891116/blackjewel-miners-protest-camp/


Do we need more proof of how important it is to GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!!!

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guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
1. One definition of insanity is repeating the exact same failed actions,
Tue Sep 3, 2019, 02:33 PM
Sep 2019

and hoping for a different outcome.

Insane voters do this constantly.

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,309 posts)
4. Direct action doesn't have to be political. For people taking collective action in an anti-union
Tue Sep 3, 2019, 02:57 PM
Sep 2019

environment, it makes sense to keep political discussions out of the picture until the goal has been realized or they're defeated. Politicization would be the long game here, I would think.

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