I laughed when I read this paragraph from the History of the Communist Party

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6. I am interested.

I liked that essay a lot, and I will read it again. I do agree, much of the Progressive and New Deal legislation was to co-opt those who sought to build power among the masses so they could take the means of production over. I learned from my readings something you pointed out, that after people were made aware that they could, and then organized and demanded, things began to roll.

Having gone through 1960's public and private schools, I remember skipping from the Civil War to Hoover/FDR, (when we weren't under our desks) but virtually none of this was in there. A little Haymarket, bad anarchists, yada, yada, yada, but nothing that would teach people that perhaps Mr. Charlie really doesn't have your best interests at heart, even if he does let you sleep in the house. Living in Spokane now, I have been asking around, and have found no one, not one, that heard about the Free Speech fights here, though I have googled an enactment or two. Doesn't appear to be part of any curriculum here I can find. Wonder why they don't teach that employers might screw people over if they don't organize and stand up for themselves? Ok, I kid.

Thank you for the link.