• Cethin
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    4 days ago

    To be fair, labor day has little history. It was picked to take attention away from May Day, the traditional day of labor celebration and activity. May Day tends to be more about action, not just celebration, so the capitalists wanted to pick a different date and new traditions where people just stay home instead of advocating for their best interests.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers’_Day

    • Frezik
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      Yes, and I think that only strengthens the point that this was all shooed away where it wouldn’t be a bother.