• Excrubulent@slrpnk.net
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    5 days ago

    Those benefits were won by the actual labour movement.

    Parties like the ALP coopt the movement and put an official face on it. They take the wins and put them into legislation so people believe the wins were given to us by our government, which dupes people into thinking our government is legitimate.

    Oh and as a bonus legislation can compromise what was actually won by watering it down, so we accept less.

    Also you characterise them as “hanging in there” which actually perfectly reflects the pawl in the ratchet. That is exactly what they are doing.