Comment on Daily Discussion Thread đŸđ„ Sunday, August 4, 2024
Seagoon_@aussie.zone âš3â© âšmonthsâ© agoIt has always been like this.
For a few decades the middle class forgot they were still part of the proletariat and werenât really independent bourgeoisie.
Occupy was a Russian front, ignore it.
What the Marxists never say, or maybe they never figured it out, is that America and Australia only had good post war living standards for the working classes because they were the only western countries that hadnât had their factories bombed to the shithouse. It meant we became primary and secondary industry powerhouses. But once industry had enough money again and factories could be built in places with cheaper labour we were doomed. Thatâs what capitalism is.
me and my husband had to get professional jobs overseas to escape the old boy network and that was 25 years ago
AJSadauskas@aussie.zone âš3â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Just last week, John Quiggin released a book on pretty much this exact topic, called âAfter Neoliberalismâ.
You can download the eBook for free, or order a printed copy here: press.anu.edu.au/âŠ/after-neoliberalism
If youâre interested in an in-depth look at the economic and government policies that erosion of the middle class happened, itâs worth a read.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone âš3â© âšmonthsâ© ago
The law locks up the man or woman
Who steals the goose from off the common
But leaves the greater villain loose
Who steals the common from off the goose.
The law demands that we atone
When we take things we do not own
But leaves the lords and ladies fine
Who take things that are yours and mine.
The poor and wretched donât escape
If they conspire the law to break;
This must be so but they endure
Those who conspire to make the law.
The law locks up the man or woman
Who steals the goose from off the common
And geese will still a common lack
Till they go and steal it back
~Late 1700s
melbaboutown@aussie.zone âš3â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Iâm not sure about downloading or ordering but I found this m.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj4ha2QCX1w
Sadly itâd probably just confirm what I already have a sense of.
AJSadauskas@aussie.zone âš3â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I know @johnquiggin@aus.social posts on the Fedi fairly regularlyâŠ