Just in case there's anyone out there who isn't already convinced that it's a government of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich.

And all the other good things of life, never having elevated cortisol levels from the stress of economic uncertainty or the threat of homelessness, with access to plentiful good food, vacations & leisure

Today in Labor History October 2, 1800: Slave rebellion leader Nat Turner was born. In August, 1831, Turner led the only effective, sustained slave revolt in U.S. history. They killed over 50 people, mostly whites, but the authorities put down the rebellion after a few days. Turner survived in hiding for several months. White slave holders got together and executed over 50 slaves and severely punished dozens of non-slaves in the frenzy that followed the uprising. His actions set off a new wave of oppressive legislation by whites prohibiting the education, movement and assembly of slaves and free blacks, alike. #workingclass #LaborHistory #slavery #NatTurner #rebellion #racism #BlackMastodon

Today in Labor History October 2, 1937: Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo ordered the execution of Haitians living in the border region of the Dominican Republic, resulting in the genocidal Parsley massacre of up to 35,000 Haitians. Trujillo was obsessed with race. He’d use pancake make-up to lighten his own skin color and hide his Haitian roots. And even so, the wealthy Dominicans still snubbed him for his working-class family origins. One week prior to the massacre, he publicly accepted a gift of Hitler’s Mein Kampf, whose racial theories he clearly embraced. He used racism to distract Dominicans from their poverty, which had been exacerbated by the Great Depression, and by Trujillo’s corrupt rule. Edwidge Danticat’s historical fiction, “The Farming of Bones,” takes place during the time of the massacre. #workingclass #LaborHistory #massacre #genocide #haiti #dictatorship #hitler #trujillo #racism #fascism #dominicanrepublic #historicalfiction #fiction #books #author #writer #BlackMastadon [@bookstadon](

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Today in Labor History October 2, 1968: The Tlatelolco Massacre occurred in Mexico City. 15,000 students were demonstrating at the Plaza of Three Cultures against the army’s occupation of the University. The army, with 5,000 soldiers and 200 tanks, ambushed the students, opened fire, and killed nearly 300. They also arrested thousands. This occurred ten days before the opening of the Olympics, the same Olympics where Tommy Smith and John Carlos raised their gloved-fists in a Black Power salute. The U.S. contributed to the massacre by providing the Mexican military with radios, weapons, ammunition and riot control training. Furthermore, the CIA provided the Mexican military with daily reports on student activities in the weeks leading up to the massacre. Chilean film maker Alejandro Jodorosky portrayed the massacre in his film “The Holy Mountain” (1973). Chilean author Roberto Bolano referenced it in his 1999 novel, “The Savage Detectives.” #workingclass #LaborHistory #tlatelolco #massacre #mexico #students #olympics #cia #imperialism #robertobolano #racism #protest #film #fiction #historicalfiction #novel #books #film #author #writer #BlackMastadon [@bookstadon](

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Today in Labor History October 2, 2007: The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Starbucks Workers Union won their grievances against the Starbucks in East Grand Rapids, Michigan. Starbucks chose to settle after the NLRB busted them for anti-labor violations. #workingclass #LaborHistory #IWW #starbucks #union #strike #organizing