[lbo-talk] how we celebrate May Day in the US

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Tue May 1 15:46:08 PDT 2007


James wrote:


>which is a shame since, according to Rosa Luxemburg, the American labor
>movement was among the first to strike on May Day (after the Australians)
><http://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1894/02/may-day.htm>http://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1894/02/may-day.htm

Funny she doesn't mention Haymarket. As for Haymarket today, looks like someone thinks there ought to be a law against it.


>I really think that Haymarket is the worst worst worst farmer's
>market I have ever been to in my life. The produce is either already
>moldy or just about to turn moldy. None of the produce is clean. The
>vendors are rude and always manage to fill up your bags with the
>worst produce first so you don't notice until you get home. Not to
>mention that you really have no clue where the food comes from--my
>thought is that it's the almost ready to go bad food being trucked
>out of supermarkets...
>
>The whole place is dirty, stinky and really, why would you want to
>buy fish that are barely iced on a 95 degree day? I've gone through
>here dozens of times over the years hoping for something to redeem
>my feelings about this place, but nope. Always lives up to the same
>rotten icky image that is already stuck in my mind.
>
>Cheap really really doesn't not mean a bargain when you receive food
>that could potentially make you sick...
>
>I guess I've been too spoiled by the countless other high quality
>farmer's markets around the state and the country, especially the
>always amazing Pike Place in Seattle. Nothing can hold a candle to it.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/eOHdMEZ7PYzDccb46_BqfQ



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