The History Channel's "The Men Who Built America"

[kydo]

I've seen most of the episodes a couple of times and History Channel is showing a bunch of episodes today.

But the point of this post is how much this country has regressed back to how we were before unions and regulations. Right now the episode is when the Pinkerton's were called in to stop striking works at one of Carnegie's steel plants in 1892. Later there is an episode where many of the rich guys of the day buy the Presidency. All works great until the re-election and to stop an up and coming politician that they couldn't control they had McKinley drop is VP and run with Roosevelt. Worked great until McKinley was killed and Teddy became President and started really breaking up monopolies.

It's an interesting series.

Have any of you seen any of the episodes?

[Uncle Joe]

1. Unions coming about wasn't easy, there was much sacrifice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hill

Just prior to his execution, Hill had written to Bill Haywood, an IWW leader, saying, "Goodbye Bill. I die like a true blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning. Organize... Could you arrange to have my body hauled to the state line to be buried? I don't want to be found dead in Utah."[15][16]

His last will, which was eventually set to music by Ethel Raim, founder of the group The Pennywhistlers, reads:[17]

My will is easy to decide,
For there is nothing to divide.
My kin don't need to fuss and moan,
"Moss does not cling to a rolling stone."

My body? Oh, if I could choose
I would to ashes it reduce,
And let the merry breezes blow,
My dust to where some flowers grow.

Perhaps some fading flower then
Would come to life and bloom again.
This is my Last and final Will.
Good Luck to All of you,
Joe Hill

One correction it should be an interesting "series."

Thanks for the thread, kydo.

[kydo]

2. It was a fought tooth and nail

And people never stopped fighting unions. It's why the working class is getting poorer and that 1% richer.

Thanks for spotting the typo, some times spell checkers are great but sometimes they put the wrong word. But I fixed it thank you.

[Uncle Joe]

3. ...

Peace to you, kydo.

[AnnieBW]

4. I look forward to their "Men Who REALLY Built America" Series

Included would be Eugene Debs, Alexander Berkman, the Homestead strikers, the Kanawha strikers, etc.