In the past, concessions would be given to workers to stave off talk of revolution. Think of the new deal, etc.
These days, whether through incompetence or ideological intent (the end result is the same so the distinction doesn’t matter much to me), the ruling class just will not allow any pumping of the brakes, any tiny release valve to stop the pressure building.
I find it a fascinating phenomenon that they are incapable of doing something positive for society, even to save their own skin. It baffles me, especially considering how successful it has been in the past.
Yeah, I want to say that FDR had union backing that enabled him to pass new deal memes. It would have been like if Bernie had won and we had actually built Ilhan Omar that mech suit.
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This is the "Leo let's go at the end of the Titanic" for the American labor movement. 😭
And capitalists STILL tried to overthrow him with the business plot.