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1. barryr+M3[view] [source] 2020-04-02 20:24:44
>>minima+(OP)
This Vice story is just part of the smear campaign.

Strategy: “We should spend the first part of our response strongly laying out the case for why the organizer’s conduct was immoral, unacceptable, and arguably illegal, in detail, and only then follow with our usual talking points about worker safety,” Zapolsky wrote. “Make him the most interesting part of the story, and if possible make him the face of the entire union/organizing movement.”

As applied: “I was frustrated and upset that an Amazon employee would endanger the health and safety of other Amazonians by repeatedly returning to the premises after having been warned to quarantine himself after exposure to virus Covid-19,” he said. “I let my emotions draft my words and get the better of me.”

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2. A4ET8a+bk[view] [source] 2020-04-02 21:54:55
>>barryr+M3
Oddly, it reminds me of the way big banks handled Occupy movement. That was the first time I saw memes used as a carrier for straight propaganda. It was a sad moment for me. Mostly because having seen one of those memes, I immediately understood how terrifyingly effective they can be. Amazon has clearly learned a lot over the past few decades.

odd edit: Just in case. I was kinda doing a fair amount of shorts on Amazon lately, so my opinion is not unbiased.

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3. pas+nu[view] [source] 2020-04-02 23:28:09
>>A4ET8a+bk
Could you show a few of those memes from back then?
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4. A4ET8a+XQ[view] [source] 2020-04-03 04:37:28
>>pas+nu
I dug through my hdd and for the life of my I could not find the ones I was thinking of ( maybe it is time to finally tag my stuff properly ).

I looked online and I was only able to find one example of what I was thinking of ( https://awwmemes.com/i/spreads-message-of-anti-capitalism-fr... ). The one I remember was equally silly along the lines of "hates banks, uses money = hypocrite".

I will keep digging, because I know what I am looking for and it is not ancient history. I should have it somewhere.

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5. Darkne+Kj1[view] [source] 2020-04-03 11:33:06
>>A4ET8a+XQ
Wait, are you saying this meme that you posted comes from the banks during the height of the Occupy movement? Or if not, how did their talking points / PR reach the undiscriminating masses and become this? I remember this meme, but always assumed it came from Apple-haters or unsophisticated Fox News types.
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