I just relistened to the revolutions podcast and really paid attention to the 1905 general strike part. Was there more unionization in Tzarist Russia then now? That’s just kinda of crazy to think about how housebroken we are
That's a good question, I don't know. At this point I think private sector unionization is down well into the single digits. I just think it's naive that capital won't fight dirty against a general strike, they're not just gonna sit back and take it. Threatening peoples' jobs is a pretty effective tactic, though.
I just relistened to the revolutions podcast and really paid attention to the 1905 general strike part. Was there more unionization in Tzarist Russia then now? That’s just kinda of crazy to think about how housebroken we are
That's a good question, I don't know. At this point I think private sector unionization is down well into the single digits. I just think it's naive that capital won't fight dirty against a general strike, they're not just gonna sit back and take it. Threatening peoples' jobs is a pretty effective tactic, though.