dern_the_hermit t1_j25avll wrote
Reply to comment by InternationalFig400 in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers now promising 'world unity convoy' in Winnipeg in February by CanadianBeaver1983
> but these are the kinds of material conditions which give rise to political grievance(s)
They're also conditions that can be CAUSED by political grievances, mind. Poor health care systems can lead to overprescribing of painkillers and poor support during recovery, for instance.
It's not like society handed these guys a few beers and them bam they want to overthrow the government.
InternationalFig400 t1_j260o0o wrote
I think in terms of causality, the economic decay is giving rise to political action.
We didn't see any of this in the post war period until the 1970s as there was a sharp rise in the rate of inflation. The leap frogging between capital and labour over inflation led to an increase in class conflict--historical data showed a rise in strikes and lockouts that peaked in 1976, when over a million people protested on parliament hill. It continued on into the 80s, but not as much, as the policy of full employment was dropped by Ottawa......
The analysis by Cole argues that the economic decay of the hollowing out of industrial sectors (the "rust belt"), gave rise to political actions and grievances, not so much the reverse.....
dern_the_hermit t1_j2619iy wrote
> We didn't see any of this in the post war period
The stuff I initially referenced above was about the Hell's Angels, formed in 1948.
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