a hand sticking out of the rubble clutching a crumpled note

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25. Well, they thought the same things about kings and royalty

controlling government until it changed. They thought the same thing about the control by the Catholic Church in government until it changed.

The exploitation of workers is required by capitalism. You are never going to get rid of exploitation until capitalism goes away. There are two ways to approach this economic and social problem, like in slavery. There were those who tried to make the slave's life better and more humane. They tried to ensure they were well fed, clothed and sheltered. They tried to allow for slaves to learn to read and write. They tried to convert the slaves to Christianity. All to make their lives better. Then there were those who tried to abolish slavery altogether. They thought that merely making their lives more comfortable was NOT the problem. The problem was the practice of slavery itself. That's what I think of capitalism. Making the workers lives better is not a permanent solution. Capitalism will always lead to exploitation of workers. It's how it works. It's built into the the system.

But it's not going to chang anytime soon. In the meantime, we can at least talk about getting rid of capitalism and putting something else in. In the US, we don't even talk about it. It's as if capitalism is the right and proper economic system for all times. A sacred cow we do not talk of changing. Talk of democracy and liberty came first before there was any democracy or liberty for the masses. Talk of ending slavery happened long before slavery ended in the US.

So a good 1st step is to talk about getting rid of capitalism and replacing it with democracy in the work place.