

Right? Fuck billionaires, but Pritzker is putting his money and his reputation on the line for his people. That’s more than you can say for literally any other billionaire at the moment. I swear some people can’t see nuance if it smacks them in the face.
The purity test, perfection-or-nothing mindset will the the death of progressive ideology.
It’s a whole 'nother generation and breed of miner, my friend. Those miners understood the power of collective action and the power they held within the nation as a major contributor to the economy and what essentially made the country move.
Today’s miners, meaning in the last 40-60 years, have been coasting on the battles hard-fought by their fathers and grandfathers. Do you think the miners of today would have fought for unionization or medical benefits? I sincerely doubt it. No, today’s mining culture is a far cry from those who died at Blair Mountain and fought against Pinkertons.