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[708] Melissa: Violence is not the answer. Where to start? The capitalists used many different violent means in
its infancy, some still used today. One of the violent means, turning
one laborer against the next laborer, this is one that was used and is
still being used today. If the pool of laborers is quite higher than
the number of laborers needed, you will have people who will do
anything to keep a job or get a job. Including work for a lesser
wage, or working longer hours. Both of these will result in more
profits in the Capitalists pocket. Child labor is another violent
mean, capital used in its infancy. A Capitalist could pay a child far
less than what he would have to pay an adult to do the same work.
Laws that have been put in place to restrict some of these violent
means have certainly helped the issue. However, you really wouldn't
have to look too hard to find some form of them still being used
today. You hear more often of companies “ranking” their employees. I
feel this is just another violent means the capitalist can use to
exploit the laborer even more. Hanging the worry of a lay-off or
firing over the laborer's head makes them work harder to get the higher
ranking. We certainly have come a long way, but we still have a ways
to go... |
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