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Today in Labor History April 10, 1919: Mexican troops ambushed and assassinated Emiliano Zapata, revolutionary indigenous and peasant leader. Zapata’s Rebel Army of the South played a major role in the overthrow of the dictator, Porfirio Diaz, defeating the federal army in the Battle of Cuautla in 1911. Also in 1911, Zapata began implementing the Plan de Ayala, redistributing land in the regions controlled by his army to peasant farmers. However, when former revolutionary Madero took over, he disavowed the Zapatistas, calling them simple bandits. He implemented a scorched earth policy, burning villages and imprisoning survivors in forced labor camps, in his quest to hunt down Zapata. Madero’s successor, Venustiano Carranza, continued his scorched earth policies and finally succeeded in killing Zapata in 1919.

The story you've heard is pure baloney, historical revisionism designed to cover the asses of those who screwed up, royally.

What *actually* happened was the Executive VP of Engineering, Weapons Division accidentally invited a Rebel commander to a private group chat, and then posted the plans for the Death Star to the group.

About 10 years ago, or more, I said in a talk in a basement ping pong bar “if you don’t want the robots, that build robots, to put guns on the robots; don’t put guns in the warehouse they pick from.” #AI #Agents

Someone put guns in the warehouse.
Same applies to bank card details. If you don’t want #AI accidentally spend all your money, don’t give it your bank card.

Convenience is a trap you spring on your self.
Dependence is the goal.
#rebel by learning, rebel by doing things yourself.