Maybe saying the working class was neutered by the new deal was a bit too strong, but I still believe the moment the labor movement in the US hitched itself to the Democrat coalition, it was joever
the moment the labor movement in the US hitched itself to the Democrat coalition
It was eat or be eaten. A populist movement divided was not going to stand. The Labor movement’s real failing wasn’t hitching itself to the Democrats but failing to hollow out its leadership and wear it like a skin-suit into the next century.
Maybe saying the working class was neutered by the new deal was a bit too strong, but I still believe the moment the labor movement in the US hitched itself to the Democrat coalition, it was joever
It was eat or be eaten. A populist movement divided was not going to stand. The Labor movement’s real failing wasn’t hitching itself to the Democrats but failing to hollow out its leadership and wear it like a skin-suit into the next century.