It's true that capitalism was progressing, but there was still a half century or more of serious exploitation left. And given the conditions workers endured during the first IR, it should not be surprising that some people sought a better way. The surprising thing is that in many ways, a lot of the workers had a better life before the IR began. The transition was quite painful and there was little consideration for the treatment of people. Of course I can't be too harsh because I don't believe living a happy life was necessarily the top priority at the time. Our measure of life is not the same as it was 200 years ago.
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
~Julius Sumner Miller
