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merrily

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1. We should celebrate Labor Day when the rest of the world does.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 02:08 PM

Sep 2014

Global solidarity.

Ironically enough, the rest of the world celebrates in May because of the Haymarket Massacre of US workers. And we celebrate in September because the PTB wanted to disassociate us from the Haymarket Massacre.

Mind games. Divide and conquer.

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We should celebrate Labor Day when the rest of the world does. merrily Sep 2014 #1