Today we take a look at the history of the proletariat as to examine if they’ve been reduced into absolute despotism by a corrupt government. The history of the proletariat’s plight for humane working conditions goes back to over 100 years ago, a time when men were not domesticated by capitalist propaganda like today. A time when men understood the true meaning of the great warning our forefathers left behind for them to heed in the Declaration of Independence.
“But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.” The Declaration of Independence 1776.
So what are theses abuses and usurpations? One only has to take a brief look at history to see clearly that the proletariat, and their rights, have been under attack for generations. Nothing is more evident of their absolute despotism than the fact that the proletariat of today still are powerless to enforce an eight hour work day for all.
The following is part of an interview by Albert R. Parsons printed in the Chicago Daily News, March 13, 1886 “The movement to reduce the work-hours is intended by its projectors to give a peaceful solution to the difficulties between the capitalists and laborers. I have always held that there were two ways to settle this trouble, either by peaceable means or violent methods. Reduced hours, or eight-hours, is the peace-offering. Fewer hours mean more pay. Reduced hours is the only measure of economic reform which consults the interests of the laborers as consumers.
Now, this means a higher standard of living for the producers, which can only be acquired by possessing and consuming a larger share of their own product. This would diminish the profits of the labor exploiters.”
The proletariat labor rights leaders were framed, and some had their life’s taken from them, in 1886 by the capitalist class for offering a peaceable solution to the exploitation of their labor. The capitalist class has proven they will not accept a peaceable means to end the exploitation of the proletariat’s labor. The capitalist class has proven they will do everything in their power to silence those who would advocate for the rights of the proletariat. This subjugation with impunity should not be allowed to continue.
“Parsons, Spies, Fischer, Engel, and Lingg were condemned to death, Lingg committing suicide in jail; Samuel Fielden and Michael Schwab were sentenced to prison for life, while Oscar Neebe received 15 years. No greater travesty of justice was ever staged than the trial of these men known as the Chicago Anarchists.
What a legal outrage the verdict was you can judge from the action of John P. Altgeld, later Governor of Illinois, who carefully reviewed the trial proceedings and declared that the executed and imprisoned men had been victims of a plot of the manufacturers, the courts, and the police. He could not undo the judicial murders, but most courageously he liberated the still imprisoned Anarchists, stating that he was merely making good, so far as was in his power, the terrible crime that had been committed against them.” What is communist anarchism by Alexander Berkman. Published in 1929.
Not only are the proletariat of today compelled to work long hours, 10, 12, 16 hour shifts, they receive far less than 1/10 of what they produce as their wage. This insult to their intelligence is exponentially increased when one takes into consideration the fact that the proletariat of 1929 received at least 1/10 of what they produced as their wage. This reality is due to labor saving technological advancements as well as the conversion of our Gold and silver backed currency into a fiat currency, effectively turning our pay into worthless Monopoly money.
“Learned men have figured out that the worker receives as his wage only about one-tenth of what he produces. The other nine-tenths are divided among the landlord, the manufacturer, the railroad company, the wholesaler, the jobber, and other middlemen.” What is communist anarchism by Alexander Berkman. Published in 1929.
“The U.S. Dollar is a fiat currency, but what does that mean? The term ‘fiat’ is a government currency not backed by a physical commodity like gold or silver. Instead, the money has value because the issuing government says it has value. The term ‘fiat’ comes from Latin and means ‘it shall be.’” https://www.usgoldbureau.com/news/us-dollar-fiat-currency#:~:text=On%20August%2015%2C%201971%2C%20President,flow%2Dthrough%20anchor%20to%
To reiterate the proletariat have become so domesticated by capitalist propaganda that they blindly accept working long hours in exchange for valueless paper. There can be no doubt that they receive far less than 1/10 of what they produce as their wage today when one takes into consideration not only the technological developments of labor saving machinery but the fact that they are paid in Monopoly money, in worthless paper for their labors. Due to the advancement of labor saving technological development their labors now produce a great deal more than in 1929, when learned men proved the proletariat received only 1/10 of what they produced at their wage.
Take for example the self check out system at Walmarts, now two people can produce what it one took 15 cashiers to produce. But are they paid the wage of 15 people? Of course not. But why not? They are producing a great deal more, why should they not have a right to receive more of what they produce as their wage?
Today the proletariat receive nothing for their labors. Clearly the time has come to alter and abolish this corrupt tyrannically oppressive regime we call a government for its long train of abuses and usurpations, that are pursuing invariably the same object, evincing a design to reduce the proletariat under absolute despotism. Remember together we are strong!
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