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We peasants have been consistently pushing back against unfettered capitalism for hundreds of years. If our efforts are eroded too much we may not enjoy such qu
by gameswithgo 8y ago
We peasants have been consistently pushing back against unfettered capitalism for hundreds of years. If our efforts are eroded too much we may not enjoy such quality of life much longer.
As well, the absolute wealth of people does not stop discontent and violent revolution. The gap is what matters.
- mcv 8y agoExactly. Life of peasants has only gotten better when peasants fought for it. Poverty in the 19th century in industrial centers was pretty horrific. People moved to the cities for work, but often got brutally exploited with very little in the way of rights, until they banded together, formed unions and demanded better working conditions. Things have gotten a lot better since then, but if you look at historic trends, they have stagnated again in the US since the early 1980s. There's been no growth in the pay for working class people since the 1980s, while money for the rich has sky rocketed. It's time to pick up that fight again.
- mixedCase 8y ago> the absolute wealth of people does not stop discontent and violent revolution. The gap is what matters. So, politics of envy. It's a disgusting state of affairs if it's not enough to enjoy a high quality of life, but it's also imperative others' must not be significantly higher.
- gameswithgo 8y agoI guess you can look down on the people like that, instead of looking down on the elites parading around in their lambos while the regular people can't get health insurance for their kids.