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A review by lahariel
The Condition of the Working Class in England by Friedrich Engels
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.0
I dove into this book just after the uh... "healthcare incident." Mostly because the definition of Social Murder was coined by this author and directly referenced in certain circles of online discourse that I roam.
It's best to approach reading this less as a book and more as a research paper / thesis. It's DRY, but the content is insanely relevant to our situation today within the working class. There are a ton of statistics, and detailed descriptions of the appalling living and working conditions that the Proletariat / Working Class have been forced to endure by the Bourgeoisie (aka The 1%). And many will find direct parallels, if not outright replications, of their own current conditions of today nearly identical to that of the common worker / peasant in the 1800's.
If you read nothing else in this book, I recommend the last chapter: The Attitude of the Bourgeoisie Towards the Proletariat. It is a no-holds-barred opinion of what the Haves think of the Have Nots, and it holds truer today than ever before.
It's best to approach reading this less as a book and more as a research paper / thesis. It's DRY, but the content is insanely relevant to our situation today within the working class. There are a ton of statistics, and detailed descriptions of the appalling living and working conditions that the Proletariat / Working Class have been forced to endure by the Bourgeoisie (aka The 1%). And many will find direct parallels, if not outright replications, of their own current conditions of today nearly identical to that of the common worker / peasant in the 1800's.
If you read nothing else in this book, I recommend the last chapter: The Attitude of the Bourgeoisie Towards the Proletariat. It is a no-holds-barred opinion of what the Haves think of the Have Nots, and it holds truer today than ever before.