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OrwellwasRight

(5,170 posts)
Fri May 5, 2017, 03:02 PM May 2017

On this day in 1920, Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested

for robbery and murder. The trial was sensational and unfair.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacco_and_Vanzetti

Remember today what the US justice system did to these two pesky Italian labor organizers and anarchists and perhaps wreak a little civilized havoc yourself. Tell a boss you deserve a raise. Drink at a union establishment. Fight back when someone says all we need to do to fix the economy is send more people to college! Solidarity lives!

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On this day in 1920, Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested (Original Post) OrwellwasRight May 2017 OP
Been re-reading a lot of Vonnegut lately. Laffy Kat May 2017 #1
Yes, OrwellwasRight May 2017 #2

OrwellwasRight

(5,170 posts)
2. Yes,
Sat May 6, 2017, 11:44 PM
May 2017

He wrote a good deal about Saco and Vanzetti, Eugene V. Debs, and Kilgore Trout. He is my hero. Jailbird is one of his best.

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