The working class was OPPOSED to the Vietnam war. Their kids were getting killed. I am not making this up. The polls showed that working class opinion turned against the war by mid-67--well before the elite had had it with the war. The prowar white "hardhats"--mainly construction trades in NYC, not involved in war production--were anomalous. --jks
@accessone.com>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
>Subject: RE: BK on Identity
>Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 15:33:23 -0800
>
>
> > (((((((((((((
> >
> > CB: Aside from not being anti-racist or male supremecist, why aren't
> > workers anti-capitalist ? Is capitalism in their interests, long or
> > short term ? Why did workers go to face danger and die in Viet Nam
> > for capitalism ? Was the war in their interests ?
>
>********
>
>See Capitalism and Social Democracy by Adam Przeworski. The war turned out
>lots
>of union made death technologies, so it was in the "interest" of lots of
>workers. It would be interesting to know what wages and their increases
>were
>like for workers in the MIC during the War. Is any war in anybody's
>interest?
>
>Ian
>
_________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com