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johannes1234321yesterday at 10:30 PM3 repliesview on HN

And if they lose the job they lose their insurance, thus their medication.

This increases stakes to protest quite a lot, compared to European worker protection and social security.


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kelvinjps10today at 2:47 AM

But in latin America and poor countries don't have these benefits and still people protest way worse

morkalorkyesterday at 11:28 PM

Yes, they've wound up having their whole lives very effectively taken hostage. Also criminals lose the right to vote don't they? Seems like the perfect incentive to criminalize any political movements that are contrary to the ruling class.

stavrosyesterday at 11:20 PM

Well maybe you can get some worker protection and social security by protest... oh, wait.