[lbo-talk] let's all pray for a depression

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Yes, if I remember right Eric Hoffer made a study of it and reported that militancy increases when times are good and people feel relatively safe.

On the other hand, there was a fair amount of miliancy in the thirties.

Joanna

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From: "Mark Rickling" <mrickling at gmail.com>
> On Jan 18, 2008 3:30 PM, MICHAEL YATES <mikedjyates at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> > Wishing for depressions won't make these things happen.
> 
> I'm sure you know better than I, but isn't working class militancy in
> US history -- as measured by days lost to strikes or some statistic
> like this -- more positively correlated to declining unemployment
> rates, explanation being that workers are more likely to take risks --
> that is, go on strike -- when the chance of getting another job is
> better?
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