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chosensilence@pawb.social 19 hours agounions are stronger society is more equal
is this a goddamn joke? you aren’t serious are you?
I’m a little baffled here. Are you seriously saying that the society was more equal when 19th century turned to 20th than it is now? Or am I somehow misinterpreting you?
Back then there was still serfdom. Things are bad, but my understanding is they are a couple magnitudes better than in the end of 19th century.
Finland has very strong unions. For example, theres no national minimum wage as such, its all negotiated by unions. I’d also say that Finland has relatively equal society.
Seems pretty accurate to me as long as one doesn’t look at USA as a litmus test for the rest of the world
Even in the U.S., women can vote, non-white people can vote, working conditions have vastly improved, press freedom is better, etc.. It is not perfect, far from it, with massive wealth inequality and still lots of racism and discrimination towards minorities. But it’s a hell of a lot better than the 1800s!
You don’t read news don’t you?
I do, and as long as you stay outside of readying the 24h outrage cycle it’s pretty easy to see that on average most things are better now than they were 50 years ago.
scallisto@retrofed.com 17 hours ago
During the Industrial Revolution (think 1800s), working conditions were not regulated like they are now (and yes, it is not perfect, but it’s a lot better now!), unions have been successful in representing the worker’s needs (and yes, it is not perfect, and varied depending on where you are, but it’s a lot better now!), society is certainly more equal than in the 1800s era (women can vote, minorities can vote, acceptance of all beliefs, stronger democracies and less colonialism, prejudice is still a problem and imperialism is still a big issue, but far better now)