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I agree with Elle's point about industry. I was surprised that the more technology thrived and advanced the less attention was paid to the rights of the workers. If I think about it I guess I can understand why this happened; machines are doing the work and now industries care more about the machines rather than the work that runs the machine. It was different when industry relied on skilled workers to perform a task, but once machines began to take over the craftsmen positions, those machines became the focal point of the industry. I guess I never really paid much attention to this topic or issue... -- Jimmy Conroy | I agree with Elle's point about industry. I was surprised that the more technology thrived and advanced the less attention was paid to the rights of the workers. If I think about it I guess I can understand why this happened; machines are doing the work and now industries care more about the machines rather than the work that runs the machine. It was different when industry relied on skilled workers to perform a task, but once machines began to take over the craftsmen positions, those machines became the focal point of the industry. I guess I never really paid much attention to this topic or issue... -- Jimmy Conroy | ||
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| + | I think these kinds of claims which Elle and Jimmy discussed have direct allusions to Marxist philosophy arising soon afterwards. People were starting to see the same alienation of labor which Karl Marx preached would bring about the end of capitalism. Perhaps we are seeing signs of communist philosophy's roots in the ideaology of the working man. - Adam Shlossman | ||
I found there to be an interesting parallel between Harper's Ferry and Beaten in a Baltimore Shipyard, in that both pieces seemed to perfectly exemplify the frantic, sometimes hopeless nature of working an industry job. In both instances, it was clear that no one's job was safe, regardless of color. Even in the situation of a worker strike, the shop owners seemed convinced that they would be able to replace any of the workers, and that labor was always replaceable. -Cash Nelson | I found there to be an interesting parallel between Harper's Ferry and Beaten in a Baltimore Shipyard, in that both pieces seemed to perfectly exemplify the frantic, sometimes hopeless nature of working an industry job. In both instances, it was clear that no one's job was safe, regardless of color. Even in the situation of a worker strike, the shop owners seemed convinced that they would be able to replace any of the workers, and that labor was always replaceable. -Cash Nelson | ||
