You’re glossing over the great amount of physical violence and unrest that happened during the period of industrialization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union

You’re glossing over the great amount of physical violence and unrest that happened during the period of industrialization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_violence_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_violence_in_the_United_S... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair All of that unrest eventually resulted in the new deal. We have had relative peace in the postwar period thanks to a lot of pain being resolved over a long period of time, but that lack of friction is not guaranteed to last forever. I would argue that America’s backslide into the election of a reactionary, dare I say fascist government is all about declining prosperity.