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Joel @polyparadigm.bsky.social

The base only wants this for dumb bigotry reasons, but when my dad picked bell peppers one summer, the bosses promised a huge bonus for red ones near the end of harvest season, then called in an INS (paleo ICE) raid rather than pay. The rich want leverage, up to and including chattel slavery.

jun 26, 2025, 3:31 am • 11 0

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Joel @polyparadigm.bsky.social

My understanding of the history surrounding Bacon’s Rebellion is that a lot of the dumb bigotry in America is structured by, if not downstream of, rich folks’ desire to support the institution of chattel slavery.

jun 26, 2025, 6:12 am • 3 0 • view