Did you think the world was good before 1970? Are you a person of color in the US? This is capitalism. This is normal capitalism. It’s just white people feel it now too. The enslaved white employees are finally now feeling what capitalism does because they no longer benefit from it as the rich white were tolerant of until recently.
Life was materially much harder but in the early 20th century there were real labour movements and tight communities and that counts for a lot. We have to find a way to recreate connections and a shared sense of struggle (but without pining for some glorified imaginary past like the fascists), but it might just take conditions getting a lot worse still to drive people to that.
Before Reagan there was more unionization, more push for workers rights and increase of wages. But I do agree with you, if you’re a POC, this is a Tuesday for you.
Did you think the world was good before 1970? Are you a person of color in the US? This is capitalism. This is normal capitalism. It’s just white people feel it now too. The enslaved white employees are finally now feeling what capitalism does because they no longer benefit from it as the rich white were tolerant of until recently.
Life was materially much harder but in the early 20th century there were real labour movements and tight communities and that counts for a lot. We have to find a way to recreate connections and a shared sense of struggle (but without pining for some glorified imaginary past like the fascists), but it might just take conditions getting a lot worse still to drive people to that.
Before Reagan there was more unionization, more push for workers rights and increase of wages. But I do agree with you, if you’re a POC, this is a Tuesday for you.