tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post3947232933090076230..comments2023-10-24T11:03:41.388-05:00Comments on ladypoverty: Wal-Mart brings hopey-changey to ChicagoJ.R. Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09076895859826581960noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-73833818925557709952010-07-08T12:36:03.440-05:002010-07-08T12:36:03.440-05:00"Ir was just that people lost the will to fig..."Ir was just that people lost the will to fight for better rights and conditions."<br /><br />Jenny, the 40-year period in question began as capital initiated an all-out war on what it decided, finally, was the excessive power of labor. That war has been on all fronts and has been enormously effective. Have people lost the will? Perhaps. But they haven't "simply" or "just" lost it. The terrain is very different and the enemy is powerful and implacable.<br /><br />If anyone's complacent, I'd say it's those of us who have historically been able to avoid the worst of the battle, if not quite rising to a level of wealth. I mean somewhat well-compenstated white collar workers, a class of people that has very little identification with working class problems, even though they themselves are rarely more than a paycheck or two away from serious problems.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014014605639738887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-8917788452633133172010-07-08T01:10:16.697-05:002010-07-08T01:10:16.697-05:00As a native Chicagoan I've watched this proces...As a native Chicagoan I've watched this process with Wal-Mart up close and personal while raising some of the issues you point to here with friends, family, and co-workers until I'm blue in the face to little avail. It's going to be a long road.Coldtypehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509152474515164151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-83607421763724440142010-07-07T15:16:47.644-05:002010-07-07T15:16:47.644-05:00I'm sending this post to my mom, who can't...I'm sending this post to my mom, who can't understand why - with a master's degree and a job at which I use both Microsoft Excel and Outlook - I make little more than minimum wage. <br /><br />Of course, the real reason I'm commenting is to give you kudos on the Frusciante reference. I think all of nine people have that album!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188271849505052773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-40120105433635780632010-07-07T15:10:40.842-05:002010-07-07T15:10:40.842-05:00I don't think it's happened over 40 years ...I don't think it's happened over 40 years since your parents obviously had it better than you do. Ir was just that people lost the will to fight for better rights and conditions. They're somewhat complacent now.Jennynoreply@blogger.com