Thursday, 21 July 2022

The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW

quote [ Historians disagree on whether history is or even should be “usable,” but past struggles, even if they don’t provide a replicable set of strategies, remind us that what now appears to be settled was once contested and that representation—historical, fictional, or otherwise—is always political. For example, IWW organizers were called “agitators” by employers, police, and local politicians who capitalized on the public’s fear of violent anarchists, but from Lombardi’s perspective, “they weren’t agitating us, they were telling us the truth.” ]

Gotta put this on my ToWatch list.

Also, Helen Keller was a Wobbly. Didn't know that till recently.
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[by steele@8:57pmGMT]

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