edit: it has been brought to my attention that i misstepped in labeling the revolution in ukraine as reactionary in nature, and that ukraine is only trying to purge itself of the influence the russian oligarchy. i apologize for this error, and i am sorry i can not take it back now that this has been so widely reblogged, i should have only brought up mccains involvement with the neo-nazis and refrained from speaking on the wider situation in ukraine which i knew little about. in the future i will not speak of ukraine this way, and will correct anyone who repeats what i said earlier.
Like, the nature of capitalism doesn’t just reward abusive and evil people and give them a space to succeed in, but actively inhibits other people’s ethical growth and makes us all worse people
White collar worker and executives: “Hurray, it’s labor day weekend! 3 full days off! We are so fortunate to live in a Great Country that Cares about it’s Workers!”
Service industry workers who know labor day weekend is one of the busiest 3 days of the year which means double or triple shifts and not seeing family all while being forced to be not only polite but cheerful:
While also knowing that Labor Day was intended as a holiday for them and they still have to put up with this shit
Labor Day in the US exists to supplant the actual international Worker’s Day of May 1st (May Day, which originally started in the US) in which all laborers were entitled to a day off.
Capitalist bosses called “Communism” and tried to ban before giving a “patriotic American” version. Now May 1st in America is called “Loyalty Day” to “for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom.” (Dwight Eisenhower oversaw that proclamation, in the midst of a red scare, in 1921.)