The Pinkertons were literal heroes who protected society from violent outlaws and communist scum. Why is this historical fact so controversial?
>>18432068I see you drank the koolaide
>>18432068Imagine being so despised that the federal government had to make it illegal for you to be contracted out to government agency’s because everyone hated you that much
>>18432072It was so they wouldn’t compete with new reformed law enforcement
>>18432068These guys were no different than the ones they hunted down, they just had a badge and support from the US gov. Basically, cops without a leash for strangling them when they mess around too much
>>18432087They robbed banks and trains?
>>18432093No, they robbed the dudes that did that
>>18432098>libtard “logic”
>Ad Hominen out of nowhereGot the ouchies
>>18432068They were armed thugs.
>>18432068Its just anti-Scottish racism
>>18432087Pretty much. They were getting paid to basically act like a cartel and break people’s kneecaps for wrongthink
>>18432087>These guys were no different than the ones they hunted down,As a foreigner I only know the pinkertons for shooting striking miners and what have you, and collecting magic the gathering cards.
>>18432087Completely normal throughout history.
>>18432068They just really pissed me off in Red Dead Redemption.
