And the real reason for stagnant wages is the death of unionization . But trade is such a great boogeyman and it pours all the blame on shadowy outside forces ! <| sep |> I think empathy is more appropriate for the people in WWII than sympathy . Nothing can excuse the atrocities committed by the Nazis , but I can also understand how someone back then would do whatever they had to in order to protect their families . I can ' t imagine having to choose between your freedom and your dignity . In this day and age in this country though , Cops who refuse to follow orders aren ' t taken out back and shot like they were in WWII , they just get fired . <| sep |> Ironically by giving them tax cuts . <| sep |> Miners work for us and we pay them for it , they know exactly where their place is , otherwise they would have forced the blocksize patch years ago . If you want to spam a ledger use ethereum , they ' ll let you abuse them for a penny .