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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lived in a liberal state, but when I was in high school, they attributed it to the Wobblies and left it at that.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They really just pulled whatever out their asses huh?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, the Wobblies were a big part of the labor movement which achieved the 40-hour workweek. It's just a mixture of "Glossing over" and "Complex background reduced to the most prominent actor regardless of whether it's the right one"

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago

I think they mean that the "Wobblies" and the "Pinkertons" just sound like a bunch of cartoon characters or something.