Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Robert Owens (Max Moss)
Hello, my name is Robert Owens mostly known for my idea of a socialist utopia. As for the Industrial Revolution, I believe that it left many citizens form the industrial working class in very poor conditions. These men, women, and children who put up with terrible working conditions. When they came home to their small tenants, they had to put up with atrocious conditions yet again. Most of these workers would have disease spread easily because of the cramped living conditions. The world would be better off if the government stopped forcing peasants off of their farming land. When push comes to shove, these workers were being paid hardly more then what they were making out in the fields. Also, they wouldn't be over worked or disease ridden. They would have vast amounts of space and land. In my "Utopia" I promised to the people that they would receive adequate food, working hours, and living quarters, none of this was provided during the Industrial Revolution.
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Jeremy Bentham (Meran Topalian)
ReplyDeleteMy dear friend Owen I agree completely on your view of the Industrial Revolution. When you think about it only the minority gained "positively." The majority, gained because of a food surplus, however these men, women, and children were put in awful working conditions. The majority with these awful conditions were working so hard that they almost didn't even have enough money to put the "surplus" of food on the table. And what is the matter with the government enclosing land of the farmers. How is the majority suppose to thrive? They can't thrive and only the minority will. This is definitely not the way to see a country prosper. When a countries ability to prosper is only benefited to the ones most fit to succeed, a country shall fail!
Jeremy Bentham (Meran Topalian)
ReplyDeleteMy dear friend Owen I agree completely on your view of the Industrial Revolution. When you think about it only the minority gained "positively." The majority, gained because of a food surplus, however these men, women, and children were put in awful working conditions. The majority with these awful conditions were working so hard that they almost didn't even have enough money to put the "surplus" of food on the table. And what is the matter with the government enclosing land of the farmers. How is the majority suppose to thrive? They can't thrive and only the minority will. This is definitely not the way to see a country prosper. When a countries ability to prosper is only benefited to the ones most fit to succeed, a country shall fail!