Friedrich Engels (E. Abbott)
Europe's Industrial Revolution was no benefit to all. We see unfair treatment towards lower classes once again to push the wealthier up in the social class. For the lower class they are being robbed of their land and hard work just so other people can make more money and forget about them. This just seems to be unfair and there needs to be another revolution to put an end to this. Also, with the new steam engines and new technology, the prices of manufactured goods are going down. These goods should be priced the same especially since their made by our own human race. Hard work and dedication goes into these things. People spend their lives everyday working on manufactured goods and for the prices of those to go down because of a couple new machines is absurd. We can't forget about the people behind the food we eat and the clothes we wear. If anything they should be getting more money because they are actually putting their life into their work while machines do all the work for the people. All the people have to do in mills now is set things up and let the machine do the work. If their is no stopping all these new inventions though, there needs to be a time and place where everyone is treated equal for their hard work.
I could not agree with you more! Not everyone in Europe was benefitted by the Industrial Revolution. The only people benefitting from this revolution was the people who held a higher class. Everyone needs to be treated equally in order for the Industrial Revolution to benefit all. I agree with you when you say, " There needs to be a time and place where everyone is treated equal for their hard work." Because everyone is working hard and risking their life! If that's not dedication that's worth noticing then I don't know what is.
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DeleteThomas Malthus (Lauren Chapski)
ReplyDeleteI agree, the Industrial Revolution has not benefited our society at all, in fact it may have even made it worse. The middle class, which makes up majority of our society, are suffering everyday due to this revolution. The farm workers were forced out of their homes by the Enclosure Movement, which was installed by the greedy nobles who run our county. By pushing out all the farmers into the city was only one of the reasons for the rapid population increase. I'm sure half of those farmers who came in the city hopeful for a job are now a part of the thousands of homeless and unemployed citizens living on the streets. You are absolutely correct when you say the Industrial Revolution benefited nobody, except the nobles and upper class.