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[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago (2 children)

but it only becomes normalized because ~~workers fail to hold the line.~~ the rich business owners in charge have been busting unions and brainwashing people with anti-union propaganda for decades.

Unions have been attempted more times than they've succeeded, not because of workers failing, but because powerful people have power and will do whatever dirty tactics they can to keep it.

[–] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

Because unions stopped shooting back and bombing. Because when cops and Pinkertons shoot strikers the state turns a blind eye.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Unions have been attempted more times than they’ve succeeded

I get what you mean, but I can't resist the urge to point out that that's basically a truism. The number of successes must be greater or equal than the number of attempts by definition, since a success without an attempt is not possible.