Who are these guys? Good question. Their names were Sacco and Vanzetti, and they were anarchists. Yes, anarchists. They are also executed, most likely for their beliefs in the need for revolution. The presiding judge had this to say about one of them: "Webster Thayer, stated to the jury "This man, (Vanzetti) although he may not have actually committed the crime attributed to him, is nevertheless culpable, because he is the enemy of our existing institutions."[1] (Reference: Wikipedia)
My question is this: on the eve of May 1, Labor Day, has anything really changed? Could it be that they were really executed for being Italian anarchists who threatened the existing power structure? Like MLK did and JFK did and Malcom X did?
2 comments:
I love this post. In honor of May Day, two unionists who definitely perished at the hands of the power structure.
We need some Sacco and Vanzetti types today.
exactly. heroes are swallowed up and co-opted faster than you can blink these days. or they are drowned out by the singing of American Idol contestants.
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