r/politics • u/Dustypigjut Oregon • Nov 27 '24
Elon Musk publicized the names of government employees he wants to cut. It’s terrifying federal workers Soft Paywall
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/business/elon-musk-government-employees-targets/index.html31.6k Upvotes
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u/robocoplawyer Nov 27 '24
The threat of actual socialism was a good counterbalance to gaining concessions to the working class. Once that threat was effectively eliminated they felt emboldened to take back the things we fought for. Not saying that communism was a good thing, but workers protections and freedoms have been under relentless assault after the fall of the USSR.