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		Aloisius 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US deports Venezuelans despite court order You say that like historical general strikers were more economically independent than today.

barbazoo 11 months ago [–]

I doubt people were as much in debt historically as the average American is today.

Aloisius 11 months ago | [–]

They didn't have relatively easy access to credit while striking either.

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