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by refurb 1516 days ago
Seems like the Haymarket Affair resulted in 7 cops killed and 4 civilians. Seems like an odd thing to celebrate?

I mean the fight for workers rights, sure, but the bombing that killed a bunch of innocent people seems unworthy of celebration.

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> […] May 1 would tend to become a commemoration […]

Commemoration ≠ celebration.