@Grazier, There certainly was a Communist Party of the USA in the 20th century, which was committed to Marxist ideas. I don't know that this was ever the really mainstream agenda of Labor, however. It's not my area of expertise, but I'm very curious about it and will be reading Labor History more extensively in the next couple of years. I'll let you know what I find out.
Why do you think advocacy for labor so commonly seems to bring with it the calls for socialism? Why can't I want laborers to bargain for a better deal (what's more capitalist than that?) and not have to go in with the whole "appropriating the means of production" stuff?
@Grazier, There certainly was a Communist Party of the USA in the 20th century, which was committed to Marxist ideas. I don't know that this was ever the really mainstream agenda of Labor, however. It's not my area of expertise, but I'm very curious about it and will be reading Labor History more extensively in the next couple of years. I'll let you know what I find out.
Why do you think advocacy for labor so commonly seems to bring with it the calls for socialism? Why can't I want laborers to bargain for a better deal (what's more capitalist than that?) and not have to go in with the whole "appropriating the means of production" stuff?