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Re:Amazon illegally fired activist workers, Labor Board finds by nerdponx on Monday April 05, 2021 @03:50PM (#26703743)
Some HN users are apparently very touchy about this, so maybe a gentler way to state it would be:

> It is only possible to see labor solidarity as "charity" if you are privileged enough to not depend on that solidarity.

Of course, accusations of privilege themselves are subject to pants-twisting and fits of downvoting moderation-flagging rage.

"Please don't remind me that I'm privileged because it makes me feel icky feelings so I will get ANGRY instead" seems to be a natural human reaction.

Re:Amazon illegally fired activist workers, Labor Board finds by DickingAround on Monday April 05, 2021 @06:33PM (#26705498)
I'm not going to down vote either of these at the moment. But the basic idea is to attack ideas not people. Any statements that name call (e.g. 'bastards') or attack the idea by attacking the author of it (e.g. 'dont remind me that I'm privileged') will not lead to an environment where we are all learning from each other.