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c/politics · by silence7@slrpnk.net · 184d

One of Trump’s cruelest policies yet has received almost zero attention | America’s slaughterhouses could become even more dangerous for workers and animals.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/480302/trump-slaughter-line-speed-usda?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjR4YWYwaE5adHgiLCJwIjoiL2Z1dHVyZS1wZXJmZWN0LzQ4MDMwMi90cnVtcC1zbGF1Z2h0ZXItbGluZS1zcGVlZC11c2RhIiwiZXhwIjoxNzczMzA3NTM1LCJpYXQiOjE3NzIwOTc5MzV9.pZ6imjVSKmzCyEcMxqkzzkjkGgPAdirzzCFeQFPQbyQ

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anon6789@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 183d (2 replies)

Taken together, the draft rules are a “very telling sign of this administration and how they view blue-collar workers…they have decided that they no longer have to care about workers at all.”

If only it was new or just this administration. Thirty years ago in high school we read a book about this same exact garbage from 1906, and it wasn't exactly news then either.

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 182d (1 reply)

That was actually about the treatment of immigrants, he just overdid it on the linework descriptions.

anon6789@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 182d

You are quite correct, I should have said the book highlighted those issues, not that it was about them. As Sinclair said, "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."

While socialism never took off to the extent Sinclair hoped, we did get the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act, though those are feeling more like suggestions rather than standards with things like these policy changes and how cleanliness and food safety were treated through the COVID epidemic.

Hylactor@sopuli.xyz · 28 pts · 183d (5 replies)

Even more dangerous for the animals? The whole place is purpose built to kill them. I think it's already pretty much peak danger for the animals. I think rather, what these workplaces are becoming is more cruel.

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 5 pts · 183d

They plan on scaring the bejesus outta the animals before slaughter because they think fear makes the meat better, when in reality it makes it worse.

NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 183d

This is the pedantry I came here for. 5/5

MareOfNights@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 183d

Exactly what I thought reading this XD

Soulphite@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 183d (1 reply)

Sorry chickens, how can we make your inevitable death more comfortable and inviting? I don't want to taste the fear.

As for the workers... meh. I don't eat human meat so it doesn't much matter to me.

GreenBeard@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 183d

Sorry chickens, how can we make your inevitable death more comfortable and inviting? I don’t want to taste the fear.

You laugh, but you really don't want to taste the fear. It really sours the meat.

Wilco@lemmy.zip · 23 pts · 183d (1 reply)

Uhmmm ... its a slaughterhouse. It literally cannot get more dangerous for the animals.

BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 183d

While technically true, there's always room for deterioration.

Wammityblam@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 183d

Cruelty is the point

digitalFatteh@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 183d

And Children. Someone small enough has to get into the tight areas to clean for these slaughterhouses.

quick_snail@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 183d

Shut them all down.

PhoenixDog@lemmy.world · -9 pts · 183d (8 replies)

You voted for this, America. Why are y'all complaining?

silence7@slrpnk.net · 20 pts · 183d (7 replies)

A ton of us voted against this

PhoenixDog@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 183d (6 replies)

No, a third voted for it. And another third didn't vote at all. 2/3rds of all eligible voters either voted for or just accepted the results. Only 1/3rd of eligible voters voted against it.

America voted for this, or didn't care if this happened at all, therefore voting for the result. Not voting has consequences.

WhiteRabbit_33@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 183d (3 replies)

I don't think you realize how much voter suppression is in the US. Those in power don't want us voting and are still trying to put up more barriers against it.

  • No automatic voter registration when you turn 18.
  • No instruction in public schools on how to vote or where to find information on voting, candidates, or how to run for office.
  • Requiring registration a month or more before the election.
  • Many states purge the voter roles regularly (especially for BIPOC sounding names), so you have to check that you're registered to vote a month or more in advance which is easy to forget. Then you have to reregister to vote if you were removed from the voter roles which is often only available by mail.
  • Voting by mail is often made purposefully difficult or isn't allowed except for senior citizens so you have to physically go to a polling location which is often understaffed because they're run by volunteers. Usually, it's taken me an hour to vote not including travel time.
  • No mandatory time off work to vote. If you're working 80+ hour weeks regularly because you have multiple jobs, you don't have time to vote unless one of your employers lets you. Hell, even if you're working 40 hours, several polling places aren't open outside of normal business hours.
  • ID requirements needing to match your voter registration exactly. Didn't include your middle name on your voter registration? Whoops, can't count your vote. This would get immensely worse with needing to show proof of citizenship if the Save Act passes the Senate. This act would disenfranchise most married women and trans people.
  • Polling locations that are far away or change depending on the time/day of the week for areas with early voting where you try to vote 2 weeks before the election.

I didn't realize how much voter suppression there was till I moved to a more progressive state where I was shocked I didn't have to jump through a ton of hoops to vote and could register online. This was recent too not years ago.

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 183d

I love living in Colorado - voting by mail is a delight. Of course Pedonald wants to ruin that, too. Everything Pedonald touches turns to shit.

reddig33@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 183d (1 reply)
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Throbbing_banjo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 183d

We get it, you're white.

egrets@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 183d (1 reply)

In what way do you feel you're helping or being constructive with this comment? Who's it targeted at, and for what effect?

CADmonkey@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 182d

It's just a comment to make themselves feel better, while ignoring the right wing creep of their own country.