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Young boy raising a hammer during a solidarity rally for a coal miners' strike in Zonguldak, Turkiye, 1990 (infosec.pub)
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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That kid was too young to know why everyone was mad, or what the hammer symbolized.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Sure, but he's got the right expression!

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I'm just a tiny bit disappointed he isn't holding a teddy bear in his other arm.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Not too young to work tho apparently.

Photo of chimney sweeps who also often had toddlers working in manual labor.