> It may have been less oppressing but it was still oppression. Well, by that argument anything short of perfection is unacceptable. > Also I'd argue that the

> It may have been less oppressing but it was still oppression. Well, by that argument anything short of perfection is unacceptable. > Also I'd argue that they _thought_ it would be better, not that it was. It was demonstrably better. Median income (measured in constant dollars), lifespan, and education levels all took a dramatic jump over the course of the 19th Century, both in the U.K. and the United States. > Regardless you stated that none of the opression that happened in Europe to workers happened in the US and that is probably false. I stated nothing of the sort. You're confusing me with another poster.