Reading the information about Chinese workers engaging in (very dangerous) acts of resistance suggests a possible parallel ---
American Slavery (in the US) created a system of total oppression where the lives of enslaved people were totally circumscribed by rules set both by owners and the government at large --- YET, because when there were large groups of slaves it was IMPOSSIBLE to "police" all their actions, the relationship between enslavers and enslaved was not one of total dominance --- enslaved people learned how to "resist" in ways that in fract made their lives (a bit) easier --- one obvious act of resistance was the breaking of tools --- the other was "taking" things that "belonged" to the owners --- as Blassingame made clear in THE SLAVE COMMUNITY, there were elements of resistance that owners ignored at their peril. Though were were few revolts the owners who engaged in violence knew there were limits. I am wondering if the "dance" between enslavers and enslaved that has been well documented in the history of US slavery might not be going on in "Communist" China between the Chinese workers and the Chinese state --- this particularly true in capitalist entities --- Any local manager who fails to see the warning signs of built up pressure from the bottom and ends up "presiding" over a work stoppage will undoubtedly be sacked or worse. This will definitely give Chinese workers (some) power over their lives .... just as the enslaved in the US carved out a bit of self agency. This is pure speculation as I know virtually nothing about modern China --- (I learn most of it from this list!!) On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 6:24 AM gojko rakic via groups.io <gojkor= hotmail....@groups.io> wrote: > > https://hklabourrights.org/news/labour-disputes-hit-a-seven-year-high-last-year-in-china-under-its-sluggish-post-pandemic-economy/ > > _._,_._,_ > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30439): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30439 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/106146595/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
