Maybe alone among major societies in that respect. Its considered so for out of the spectrum of american politics it literally has never been bettered so for out of the spectrum of american politics it literally has never been considered. A rumor that the us has considered. A rumor that the us has a law on very violent labor history as. Siding lawn very violent labor history is. Siding. With the ira had been very strong. But had been very strong about the 1920 s. Period not unlike today about the 1920 s. Period not unlike today. Who is virtually crush robert reich. Wendy who is virtually crushed robert reich. When very. Very very. Very. Large. Large. By the mid series. By the mid series began to reconstruct. Trivia and to reconstruct. Truth a dozen or israel he himself was rather sympathetic to progressive legislation doesnt or israel he himself was rather sympathetic to progressive legislation that would be an event for the general population but he had to somehow get it lation that would be an event for the general population but he had to somehow get it passed so he informed labor leaders and others forced me to test so he informed labor leaders and others forced me to do it. What he meant is you go out and demonstrate to it. What he meant is you go out and demonstrate early protest develop the Labor Movement very early in protest develop the Labor Movement. When the placard pressures fission and be able to get through the legislation you win the popular pressures fission and be able to get through the legislation you i am. Not for a. Build that definition number live a day im not for a. Bill that definition of a day. When many. People were being dragged out when many. People were being gradually a regular man in. Tripoli feel they were only a regular man in. Tripoli feel. I prefer that brought out defamation. I prefer that brought out defamation. So there was a kind of a combination of a sympathetic government. So there was a kind of a combination of a sympathetic government and by the mid thirtys very substantial activism. And by the mid thirtys very substantial activism. There were industrial action there were sit down strikes were true there were industrial action there were the sit down strikes which were very frightening to. Ownership. Have to recognise is very frightening to. Ownership. Have to recognise. It is just one step so fortunate thing we do need to strike is just one step before saying we dont need bush that we can run this by yourselves. Because we can run this by yourselves. And business was told. And business was told to read the Business Press in the late thirtys they were talking about you read the Business Press in the late thirtys they were talking about. To the hazard facing industrialists and the rising political power to the hazard facing industrialists in the rising political power of the masses which has to be repressed things were on hold during our of the masses which has to be repressed things were on hold during the 2nd world war but immediately after the 2nd world war the business offensive began in the 2nd world war but immediately after the 2nd world war the business offensive began in force and test courtly yack. Yack force. Test courtly act. And act. To restart any quality in my. Current start any quality in Labor Management relation. To mccarthyism was used for a massive very management relation. In the currency is and was used for a massive corporate propaganda offensives to attack union. Increased sharply of corporate propaganda offensives to attack union. Increased sharply during the reagan years and reagan pretty much told the Business World future in the reagan years and reagan pretty much told the Business World if you want to illegally break urbanizing efforts and strikes go ahead they are and do want to illegally break urbanizing efforts and strikes go ahead they are in violation of the law and if they do not report for work within 48 hours. And if they do not report for work within 48 hours they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated condition they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated to continue to the ninetys and of course with george w. Bush went through the roof to new to the ninetys and of course with george w. Bush went through the roof and. Now less than 7 percent of private Sector Workers have union by now less than 7 percent of private Sector Workers have unions. The effect is that the usual counter force to the effect is that the usual counter force to an offensive or highly class conscious Business Class is does own offensive or highly class conscious Business Class is dissolved. If youre in both. Known if youre in a position of power you want to maintain class consciousness for yourself position of power you want to maintain class consciousness for yourself but a limited everywhere else here back to the 19th century but all limited everywhere else here back to the 19th century in the early days of the Industrial Revolution and ignited states were in the early days of the Industrial Revolution and ignited states working people were very conscious of this they in fact overwhelmingly people were very conscious of this they in fact overwhelmingly regarded that wage labor as not very different from slavery regarded that of wage labor as not very different from slavery for the different only in that it was temporary effect of such a popular idea that different only in that it was temporary effect of such a popular idea that was a slogan of the republican party. Well that was a very sure that was a slogan of the republican party. Well i was a very sharp class consciousness and the interests of power and privilege that are class consciousness and the interests of power and privilege its good to drive those ideas out of peoples heads you dont want them to know that there and its good to drive those ideas out of peoples heads you dont want them to know that theyre an oppressed class so this is one of the few societies magicks dont talk about oppressed class so this is one of the few societies magicks dont talk about class in fact the National Class is very simple who gives the order of class in fact the National Class is very simple who gives the orders who follows and that basically defines class as more new honors who follows and that basically defines class its more nuanced and complex but thats basically it. Complex but thats basically it. The Public Relations industry the Advertising Industry which is dedicated the Public Relations industry the Advertising Industry which is dedicated to creating consumers its a phenomenon developed in the freest countries it integrated consumers its a phenomenon developed in the freest countries in britain and the United States and the reason is pretty clear it in britain and the United States and the reason is. Its pretty clear it became clear by a say a century ago that it was not going to be so hes became clear by a say a century ago that it was not going to be so easy to control the population by force too much freedom in one. Day to control the population by force too much freedom with one. Labor going to ising parliamentary labor parties in many countries women started to get the french labor going to ising parliamentary labor parties in many countries women started to get the french as and so on she had of other means of controlling people and it was understood and so on she had of other means of controlling people and it was understood and expressed they have to control them by control of. Good and expressed they have to control them by control of. Beliefs and attitudes well one of the best ways to control people and beliefs and attitudes well one of the best ways to control people in terms of attitudes is what the great politically in terms of attitudes is what the great political economists there stand blindfold fabricating consumers. Condoms thirst and the blue and gold fabricating consumers. If you can find. If you can fabricate a want to. Make obtaining things that are just abertay want to. Make obtaining things that are just about within your reach the essence of life theyre going to be trapped into becoming the bell within your reach the essence of life theyre going to be trapped into becoming a consumers. You read the Business Press it consumers. And you read the Business Press say 920 s. It talks about the need to direct people to 920 s. It talks about the need to direct people to the superficial things of life like fashionable consumption and that will keep him at the superficial things of life like fashionable consumption and that will keep him out of our hair. You find his doctrine all through progressive over here. You find his doctrine all through progressive intellectual for Walter Lippmann the major progress of intellectual of the intellectual for Walter Lippmann the major progress of intellectual of the 20th century. He wrote famous of the 20th century. He wrote famous progressive essays on democracy and wishes for you was exactly that the public most progressive essays on democracy in which his view was exactly that the public must be put in their place so that the responsible men can make decisions without being put in their place so that the responsible men can make decisions without interference from the be willed and heard. Interference from the be willed and heard. There to be spectators not participants then you get a properly functioning democracy there to be spectators not participants then you get a properly functioning democracy straight back to madison on to the polls memory and straight back to madison on to the polls memory and so on and the Advertising Industry just exploded and so on and the Advertising Industry just exploded. With with this as its goal fabricating consumers. With with this as its goal fed. Hating consumers. And its done with great sophistication. Many miles down and its done with great sophistication. Many miles down. One of the last alone while very singular. Hes one of the last alone while a very singular green room are aware of the kind. Of the idealism around whom are aware of the kind. Of the ideal is what you actually see need to did. Were lets see teenage which actually seemed to did. Were lets see teenage girls they have a free cetera afternoon all they go walking in a Shopping Mall girls they have a free cetera afternoon all they go walking in a Shopping Mall not the library or somewhere else. The idea is to try to run the library or somewhere else. The idea is to try to control everyone has to turn the whole society into the control everyone has to turn the whole society into the perfect system. A perfect system would be perfect system. Perfect system would be a society based on a diet of pair the pair is you a society based on a diet of pair the pair is you and your Television Set or maybe no you in the internet. And your Television Set or maybe no you in the internet. In which that presents you with what the proper life would be with you and in which to that presents you with what. The proper life would be with trying to get education and you spend your time and effort to gaining those things which you dont need a good education and you spend your time and effort to gaining those things which you dont need you dont want maybe to throw away. But thats the measure you dont want maybe to throw away. But thats the measure of a decent life. What we are of a decent life. What we see is in say advertising on television if youve ever taken an mc is in say advertising on television and if youve ever taken an economics course you know that markets are supposed to be based on economics course you know that markets are supposed to be based on informed consumers making rational choices well if we had informed consumers making rational choices well if we had a system like that a market system in a Television Ad would consume system like that a market system in a Television Ad would consist of say General Motors putting up information saying heres what is to say General Motors putting up information saying heres what we have for sale a samba an ad for a car is an ad for occurs we have for sale a samba an ad for a car is an ad for a car is a football hero you know an actress the car doing some crazy football hero you know an actress of the car doing some crazy thing like going up a mountain or something the point is to be thing like going up a mountain or something the point is to create uninformed consumers who will make irrational choices create uninformed consumers who are making. Irrational choices thats what advertising is all about. And when the same instead is what advertising is all about. And when the same institutions p. R. System runs elections they do it the same way as p. R. The system runs elections they do it the same way. They want to create an uninformed electorate which will make iraq. They want to create an uninformed electorate which will make irrational choices so often against their own interests and we see it in fashion all truisms so often against their own interests and we see it every time one of these extravaganzas take place. Every time one of these extravaganzas take place. Right after the election. President obama won an award from the right after the election. President obama won an award from the Advertising Industry for the best Marketing Campaign and was reported here in the Advertising Industry for the best Marketing Campaign and was reported here if you go to the international Business Press executives were euphoric if you go to the international Business Press executives were euphoric you know they said weve been selling candidates marketing candidates like they said weve been selling candidates marketing candidates like you know toothpaste ever since reagan and this is the greatest achievement we have you know toothpaste ever since reagan and this is the greatest achievement we have i dont usually agree with sarah pail and when she mocks have i dont usually agree with therapy. But when she mocks the much she calls the hopi changey stuff shes right 1st of all its the much she calls the hopi changey stuff shes right 1st of all obama didnt really promise anything and thats mostly illusion you go back obama didnt really promise anything and thats mostly illusion you go back to the Campaign Rhetoric and take a look at this very little discussion of policy issues to the Campaign Rhetoric and take a look at this very little discussion of policy issues and for very very good good reason. Because publicly. Opinion on composer is sharply disconnected from what the 2 Party Leadership and their finances sharply disconnected from what the 2 Party Leadership and their financial backers want. Poesy more and more their backers want. Poesy more and more it is focused on the private interests that fund the campaigns it is focused on the private interests that fund the campaigns. Who is the public being marginalized. Who is the public being marginalized. 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You know we all take the language that we speak for granted take their life and marriage that we think we are endowed with no slight as if theyre in it and that we know that these laws we dont notice it and that the fact most of us believe that we simply perceive reality the way that it is in fact we know men stop us believe that we simply perceive reality the way that it is in fact we know many years of psychological experiments the best narry far from the truth that we dont see things in years of psychological experiments the best narry far from the truth we dont see things just the way that they are just that way and the way our own that is at least and read the way that working on the turn of the world that we have that then is how i would think that internal world we live in is highly constrained by that struck by our brain stream taxpayers at all since our by the string instruments probably not all but also the structures of our languages and cultures called culture and just tell us how to tell us whats happening in the states to go. 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Bring his Popular Mobilization and activism but in very self destructive directions. Taking the form but in very self destructive directions. Taking the form of unfocused anger attacks on one another and form of unfocused anger attacks on one another and on vulnerable targets thats what happens in cases like this. On vulnerable targets thats what happens in cases like this. It is corrosive of social relations but thats the. It is corrosive of social relations but thats the point the point is to make people hate and fear each point the point is to make people to hate and fear each other and look out only for themselves and dont do anything for anyone else either. Out only for themselves and dont do anything for anyone else. One place you see it strike. One place you see it strikingly is on the april 15th. April 15th is a kind of a measure if you please on april 15th. April 15th is a kind of a measure the day of prayer taxes of how democratic a society is the day of prayer taxes of how democratic a society is a different city if a society is really democratic april 15th would be a different city if a society is really democratic april 15th would be a day of celebration its a day when the population gets together be a day of celebration its a day when the population gets together decides to fund the programs and activities that they have formula decides to fund the programs and activities that they have formulated agreed upon would be better than the solution celebrated the way it is needed agreed upon what could be better than the solution celebrated the way it is needed state its a day of mourning its a day in which some United States its a day of mourning its a day in which some alien power has nothing to do with you is coming down to steal it in power you know has nothing to do with you is coming down to steal your hard earned money and you do everything you can be keep from doing. Your hard earned money and you do everything you can be keep from doing. Well that is a kind of a measure of the extent to which at least in popular country where that is a kind of a measure of the extent to which at least in popular consciousness democracy is actually functioning. Not her attractive picture business the. Shes actually function. Not her attractive picture. The tendencies that weve been describing. The tendencies that weve been describing within American Society unless there are versed its going to be extremely within American Society unless there are a verse its going to be an extremely ugly society im a society thats based on at least. Im a society thats based on adam smiths final maxim you know all for myself nothing for anyone else im serious maxim you know or for myself nothing for anyone else. Aside in which normal human instincts an emotion of sympathy so are there a society in which normal human instincts an emotion of sympathy so of their debut to a sport in which theyre going driven out. Very bitter a sport in which theyre going driven out. That society so ugly i dont even know whod want to live in it. Thats a society so ugly i dont even know who want to live in it i wouldnt want my children to. Would want me. Children too. If the society is based on control by. If the society is based on controlled by private wealth it will reflect the values that in fact does a private wealth it will reflect the values that in fact does reflect. A value that is green and that will reflect. A value that is green and the desire to maximize personal gain at the expense of others and any society has made a snare to maximize personal gain at the expense of others and any society has made a Small Society based on that principle is a good but it can survive a global all society based on that principle is ugly but it can survive a Global Society based on that principle is headed for massive destruction. Saudi based on that principle is headed for massive destruction. And i dont think were. I dont think were smart enough to design in any detail which spartan enough to design in any detail what a perfectly just and free society would be like i think we can build a perfectly just and free society it would be like i think we can give some guidelines and more significant we can ask how we can progress and give some guidelines and more significant we can ask how we can progress in that direction. In that direction. John dewey the leading social philosopher and lead. John dewey the leading social philosopher in the late 20th century he argued that until all institutions production 20th centuries he argued that until all institutions production commerce. Media unless theyre all under commerce. Media unless theyre all under participatory democratic control we will not have a very participatory democratic controlled we will not have a functioning democratic society. As he put it policy will be the functioning democratic society. As he put it policy will be the shadow cast by business over a society. Shadow cast by business over a society. Thats centrally true. Its centrally true. Where. Where there are structures of authority domination and hire somebody gives the orders and there are structures of authority domination and hire somebody gives the orders somebody takes them they are not selfjustifying and they have to just me take them as they are not selfjustifying and they have to justify themselves and their burden of proof to me. Defend themselves and their burden to prove to me. Well if you take a close look usually you find they can justify themselves as they can will if you take a close look usually you find they cant justify themselves as they cant were going to be dismantling. Trying to expand the din were going to be dismantling. Trying to expand the domain of freedom and justice but disband fling that form of illegitimate authorial mahon of freedom and justice way dishpan fling that form of Illegitimate Authority and in fact progress over the years well good and in fact progress over the years well thankfully recognize as progress has been just that the way things change is because a lot of thankfully recognizes progress has been just that the way things change is because lots of people are working all the time and you know theyre working in their communities and their worth of people are working all the time and you know theyre working in their communities in their workplace or wherever they happen to be and theyre building up the basis for popular place or wherever they happen to be and theyre building up the basis for Popular Movements which are going to make changes and thats the way everything is there are happening in our movements which are going to make changes and thats the way everything has ever happened in history. Takes a freedom of speech. Takes a freedom of speech. One of the real achievements of American Society its the 1st in the world and one of the real achievements of American Society its the 1st in the world in that its not in the bill of rights on the on the constitution and freedom of speech its not in the bill of rights on the on the constitution the freedom of speech issues began to come to the Supreme Court and in the early 20th century issues began to. Come to the Supreme Court in the early 20th century. The major contributions came in the 1960 s. When the lead. To major contributions came in the 1960 s. One of the leading ones was a case and go in the Civil Rights Movement well but then you had a mass popular ones was a case of going Civil Rights Movement well but then you had a mass Popular Movement which was demanding rights. Refusing to back your movement which was demanding rights. Refusing to back down and in that context the Supreme Court did establish a pretty High Standard for it down and in that context the Supreme Court did establish a pretty High Standard freedom of speech or it takes a womens right women also be 3 times speech or it takes a womens right women also began identifying oppressive structures refusing to accept them or he go there being an identifying oppressive structures refusing to accept them or he go their people to join with them well thats her right to return. To join with them well thats her right to return. To nontrivial extent if also spent a lot of my life in activism to trouville extent if also spent a lot of my life in activism into that doesnt show up publicly but you know. Terribly good at it i mean that doesnt show up publicly but you know. Terribly good at it and not the greatest organizer i think that we can see quite clearly hes very very not the greatest organizer i think that we can see quite clearly some very very serious defect was an error. Or a serious defect flaws in our. Culture and. Which are going to have to be corrected by operating outright that is commonly accept what youre going to. We correct it by operating out of it is commonly accepted i think were going to have to find new ways. I think were going to have to find new ways. But the activists are people who have created the rights that we enjoy. But the activists are people who have created the rights that we enjoy. In the arctic carrying out proces based. In the arctic carrying out process based on information that theyre receiving but also contributing to the understanding remember certain information that theyre receiving but also contributing to the understanding remembers or separate process. To try to do things you learn separately process. You try to do things you learn you learn but with the world its like that feeds back to the understanding and you learn that with the world its like that feeds back to the understanding of how to go on. How to go on. And theres huge opportunity it is a very free Society Still theres huge opportunity it is a very free Society Still the freest world. Government has fairly limited capacity to tourist world. Government has fairly limited capacity to coerce corporate business may try to coerce but there are mechanisms. For for business may try to coerce but there are mechanisms. So theres a lot to be done if people organize struggle for their rights just so theres a lot to be done if people organize struggle for the right system if done in the past and you can win many victories. And if done in the past. And there with many victories thanks. To. Close friend for many years later. My. Close friend for many years later cowards in. To put in his big cowards in. 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