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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 61 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hahahaha ok. Tell that to any employment lawyer.

That is called alavery, or indentured servitude at best. Kinda frowned upon.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Reagan set the precedent in the '80s. ATCs can be summarily fired ever since Reagan broke their union

[–] danielton1@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Seriously, most people still have no idea how evil Reagan really was. He did a lot of damage to this country that led to the situation we are in now.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Reagan was just following the well trodden path that Jackson and Wilson blazed, and Nixon trimmed the edges.

The only reason that I put Jackson into a tie with Wilson for worst president is that Wilson did far more long term damage, but Jackson orchestrated The Trail of Tears, and several other genocides, as well as paid off the national debt entirely. This helped contribute to the longest and deepest (by percentage, not dollar amount) depression the country has ever seen.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You do understand the current president has now easily taken the "worst" spot, though.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago

AngryCommie and your position are both correct, and yet worse is to come.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

He's doing his damndest. He's still barely in the #3 slot.

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Regan's lawyers that were pissed he couldn't do what he wanted were involved in 2000's election bullshit and are currently sitting on the supreme court

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 11 months ago

Killer Mike knows

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Not well, but it doesn't seem that outcomes matter to our "legal system," as much as precedent set by conservative judges.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Reagan was a monstrous piece of shit but even a lot of dems love him. I suppose because a lot of dems are now to the right of 80s republicans.