Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 10:21:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tamar_Herzberg-AT-pseud.pseud
Subject: M-INTRO: Marx and the US Constitution


Interesting question. 

First, the reality in the United States, until very
late 19th century, wasn't that different than other
countries - as a matter of fact, it was wrose, since
labour was also in the form of slavery. As you well
know, slaves, indians and women were denied these
rights. 

Workers were humiliated and exploited in the United
States in the 19th century like in other countries,
and worked in sweat-shops in the big cities. The
change - in the first years of the 20th century, came
because of raising labour movement. The changes that
have been made in the New Deal, were (as one of
Roosevelt's people put it) - "to calm the population,
in fear of revolution". 

This is not an answer to your question, because I
believe other countries had big socialist and
communist parties despite pro-labour reforms (UK,
France, and of course, Italy). 

The Political Scientist Seymour Martin Lipset issued
the book It Didn't Happen Here: Why Socialism Failed
in the United States
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393040984/relsocpoldicuss)
- the book tries to explain why socialism didn't
succeed in the United States. 

Tamar Herzberg



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