Comment on May 13, 1985

• Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I suggest looking up what the Pinkertons were about as well. The US had a nasty history when it comes to the poor and people of color who get “uppity”.

  They still exist to this day, and do the same business. There more recent thing was being hired by Wizards of the Coast to intimidate someone who received MTG cards before official release date.

  This was a big stink on the R site; there is no reason to maintain that company name except to capitalize on its horrifying reputation.

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  • littlebluespark@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I know very well what the Pinkertons did back then — and are still doing as part of various union-buster merc groups hired by Amazon, Starbucks, etc. (the WotC thing is a blip that happened to ruffle geek feathers, so it bubbled up over there), but the simple fact that the general public doesn’t (want to?) connect the dots between alt-right, cop gangs, and mercs like the Pinkertons is only one reason that this nation will continue to be slavery based, no matter the cosmetic flourish every 4+ years. 🤌🏽

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    • TheOctonaut@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Pinkertons today is a brand name purchased by a Swedish security firm. It has nothing to do with the previous Pinkertons and (fellow) D&D nerds circlejerking that the guys from Red Dead Redemption had come to (literally ask to) retrieve stolen property without involving the law was very embarrassing.

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      • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If it had nothing to do with the name, they would have dropped the name. The reputation behind the name is the point.

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• littlebluespark@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Real question: how many since?

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