I could not be more dissatisfied with the tyranny in which they call an Industrial Revolution in Britain! What enrages me most is the fact that I see people carrying about, so thrilled to be a part of this revolution, because it is "positive". This revolution is anything but positive! The citizens, oh the poor souls, are missing the point. Yes, I understand that in such times we could benefit from a couple more machines here and there, yet the mentality behind this revolution is blinding. What the people seem to be ignorant to is the fact that the government is still exploiting its people! Without the ability to allow people their individual roles in society through the power of choice, individual talents are ceasing. By working ruthlessly for a factory operating the same old, same old machines, the government is secretly holding back the broad talent among its people, manipulating their "go with the flow" type attitudes. By forcing citizens to be held in a factory is obviously limiting the precious power of the people. Yet don't be fooled my friends, the government knows of this lethal weapon, and they are far beyond aware of this mighty control within their possession. Within the palm of their hands is the laboring of the people, as they misuse the power being put into this revolution. Believe not their innocent pleas, because the government is entrapping you, and beware...
-Karl Marx
Rachel Latham (Adam Smith)
ReplyDeleteThe British citizens are not missing the point of the Industrial Revolution, they are celebrating what it has accomplished. Because of the revolution, everyone in the United Kingdom has experienced a higher quality of life, even if they are working long hours on a machine, rather than working even longer days on a farm. The population increase has allowed for a greater need for goods, and people have more money to buy goods, therefore creating more jobs, and improving people's lives.