This Labor Day I’ve been thinking about how the American Empire has (beginning in 1882 and adding insult to injury in 2003) co opted a time for subversive direct action and turned it into a day of mindless barbecuing and Frisbee.
The Radical (and Suppressed) Origins of Labor Day
Published September 1, 2008 Anarchism , Church , Justice 2 CommentsTags: American Empire, Anarchism, anarchy, International Workers Day, Labor Day, Labor movement, Labor Unions, May Day, new agrarianism, new urbanism, Unions
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So if one is part of “American Christianity” that has a problem with Socialism and maybe Unions, should they have worked today, ignoring the holiday?
Wow! I did not know the history.