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Old 01-26-2012, 12:32 PM
 
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The battle between the 1% and the working class has been fought ,and won, before. This is a story of how it was won by one group of workers........

How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the
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Old 01-26-2012, 04:01 PM
 
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That's a good read and the US had a similar, though not as extensive revolution around the same time around the great depression. Labor now had a say and power, the elites were no longer allowed to treat workers like slaves, and in turn the nation soared. That sad part from the right wing extremists, we're starting to go back to the days of the elites controlling everything, screwing over the workers and middle class, and in turn our nation is faltering.
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