• CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    He clarified his words after some people naturally started to take it a little too literally, but I don’t think he needed to.

    Whoever that “anonymous exec” was who said they wouldn’t even start to negotiate until strikers started losing their homes deserves to be pilloried.

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      1 year ago

      Pretty sure this walk back is simply because of the legal implications. It’s pretty obvious what he meant.

      Pillory is too nice for them.

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        1 year ago

        Idunno, the pillory could get pretty brutal if the crowd was sufficiently riled up. It wasn’t uncommon for people to bring stones or bricks.