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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

America was built on treating the worker badly. Most of the first people that came here were either slaves or indentured servants. Chinese people got exploited to build the railroads, and then banned from being citizens in the country. Now we have prison slavery and wage servitude. There are a million and one examples, but exploiting the worker is as American as apple pie.

The only thing that has ever really improved in American labor is actual safety standards for work environments, equipment, etc. We do a great job of prioritizing that. But actual workers are viewed as expendable, and many of the largest employers are just meat grinders even if they offer half-decent benefits. Walmart is a good example of that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It's such a bummer when I hear about the burial lack of workers rights over there. How is there not mass migration to Europe?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

Because, for many people, it's not all that easy to get the requisite visas to go to Europe legally. As it stands now, I'm pretty sure I'm the only person in my household of 3 who has a few options to get skilled work visas based on my work experience. In another few years, when we've all finished our degrees, we're looking at making the leap.

For other people, they might already have put down roots that hold them back before considering what a raw deal they're getting. Even if someone can qualify to emigrate, significant others, kids or property can make it more difficult for them to decide to go for it.

And, of course, you have plenty of folks who drink too deeply of the Kool-Aid, and believe Fox News when they say Europe is overrun by communist governments that implement Sharia law in their gulags, and force you to be gay to hit the national quotas.