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Re:Major union launches campaign to organize video game and ... by unapologetic on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:21PM (#21985746)
Yes, I do mean violence.

Employers have also heavily utilized violence. Then they turned to the law and misinformation.

Violence is a last resort.

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Re:Major union launches campaign to organize video game and ... by wang_li on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @06:09PM (#21986246)
> Employers have also heavily utilized violence.

According to Wikipedia (not definitive I know) anti-union violence ended in the 1950s. Justifying current day violence with cites to events 70 years ago is absurd.

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Re:Major union launches campaign to organize video game and ... by friendlybus on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:29PM (#21985822)
Advocating for violence is the one thing you can't do with free speech in the West. Everybody apologizes for that.
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Re:Major union launches campaign to organize video game and ... by unapologetic on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:39PM (#21985907)
Incorrect. Advocating for direct violent action is illegal.

Indirectly, saying that violence can be justifiable depending on circumstance, etc... all legal.

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Re:Major union launches campaign to organize video game and ... by friendlybus on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @06:14PM (#21986300)
You supported your statement that scabs should be physically stopped by advocating for violence. I don't see how you get out of this.
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