PoliticalChic
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10. Many fell for the lies advanced by the Bolsheviks, about a workerâs paradise, so any worker must identify with the party that stood for the same things the Bolsheviks stood for.
Dos Passos writes:
â I had to train myself and itâs not easy. The only thing I learned from him was early rising. Then I got in with a bunch of reds and had to go to Russia to see how it was working and came back all ready to fall for the New Deal.
âA boy I grew up with,â she went on pronouncing the words carefully, âwho also helped Dad with his research when we were in school became a labor organizer and a Communist ⊠he pretty near carried me along with him.â
âHe was a labor organizer, he explained. Immediately he launched on the story of his life. For fifteen or twenty years theyâd had a local here in the mills, half a hundred frightened guys expecting to be fired every time they held a meeting and now the boys were pouring in by the thousands. âItâs manna from heaven,â he said. âIn the old days Iâd sneak into town like a peddler anâ like as not the Klan would get wind of me anâ ride in their robes down Main Street soâs Iâd have to take a powder pronto anâ now I drive a Pontiac anâ they cash my checks at the bank anâ the night clerk at the hotel says, âHow about a small suite Mr. Wilks?â anâ the ladies from the Community Chest put a flower in my lapel anâ ask for a contribution ⊠Itâs manna from heaven.â
If you want to organize American labor youâve got to work with the Communists. They are the only people who are really serious. They are a nuisance in some ways but they can be trusted to put in the work and to take the raps.â âYou donât have to hold a Party card.â
Do you need proof that things have changed for workers in America? Take a look as the numbers for union membership.
Why union membership is declining dramatically - Marketplace
Why union membership is declining dramatically - Marketplace
Union membership has declined dramatically over the past several decades in the United States, from a high of about one-third of workers in the postwar era to just 6% today. The bulk of those ...
Unfortunately, schools and media have continued to press of communism over capitalism.
Dos Passos writes:
â I had to train myself and itâs not easy. The only thing I learned from him was early rising. Then I got in with a bunch of reds and had to go to Russia to see how it was working and came back all ready to fall for the New Deal.
âA boy I grew up with,â she went on pronouncing the words carefully, âwho also helped Dad with his research when we were in school became a labor organizer and a Communist ⊠he pretty near carried me along with him.â
âHe was a labor organizer, he explained. Immediately he launched on the story of his life. For fifteen or twenty years theyâd had a local here in the mills, half a hundred frightened guys expecting to be fired every time they held a meeting and now the boys were pouring in by the thousands. âItâs manna from heaven,â he said. âIn the old days Iâd sneak into town like a peddler anâ like as not the Klan would get wind of me anâ ride in their robes down Main Street soâs Iâd have to take a powder pronto anâ now I drive a Pontiac anâ they cash my checks at the bank anâ the night clerk at the hotel says, âHow about a small suite Mr. Wilks?â anâ the ladies from the Community Chest put a flower in my lapel anâ ask for a contribution ⊠Itâs manna from heaven.â
If you want to organize American labor youâve got to work with the Communists. They are the only people who are really serious. They are a nuisance in some ways but they can be trusted to put in the work and to take the raps.â âYou donât have to hold a Party card.â
Do you need proof that things have changed for workers in America? Take a look as the numbers for union membership.
Why union membership is declining dramatically - Marketplace
Why union membership is declining dramatically - Marketplace
Union membership has declined dramatically over the past several decades in the United States, from a high of about one-third of workers in the postwar era to just 6% today. The bulk of those ...
Unfortunately, schools and media have continued to press of communism over capitalism.