Due to economic woes and domestic policies, the Russian population is projected to fall rather than decrease by 2030.
  • Hyggyldy@sffa.communityEnglish
    849·
    2 years ago

    That reminds me. Anyone here ever hear about the bureaucratized rape in West Virginia coal mining camps back in the day? If a man was injured and couldn’t work his wife could take “Esau scrip” which she would have to pay back with her body. Capitalism! The entire situation is a stark reminder that capitalists wil LITERALLY rape and murder you to protect their position.

    • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
      89·
      2 years ago

      Somehow that topic didn’t come up in 7th grade WV History class. Going to have to dig into that as it would make a great post.

      Edit: JFC, I had no idea this happened. And I live here and have toured the Whipple Company Store (again, in 7th grade).

      https://wvpublic.org/what-was-the-esau-scrip/

      “We’ve had multitudes of women and tell us as little girls they remember their mothers coming to the company store and one of the things that a lot of more the lovely ladies had to do was come upstairs. Some of the young girls had the stories shared by their mothers stating that they would be escorted in the shoe room. There would be a selected guard that would be waiting for them and they would receive a brand new pair of shoes with no accountability other than to perform whatever the service the guard wished to have in lieu of pay. We had one woman in particular share with us that her mother was a young girl about 25 years old and bought her first pair of shoes here and the women’s entire life those shoes remained in the shoe box on her closet shelf never to be worn and she refused to wear another pair of shoes her entire life. She made her shoes out of cardboard, newspapers and twine.”

      - Joy Lynn, owner and tour guide, Whipple Company Store

      • Hyggyldy@sffa.communityEnglish
        36·
        2 years ago

        Yeah, they don’t teach a lot of things in school. I only know about it because of BtB. The whole episode on The Battle of Blair Mountain is nuts and shows how far the owner class will go to keep people in line.

        • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
          12·
          2 years ago

          Yeah, they don’t teach a lot of things in school

          And current politicians are making it so many other important topics aren’t being taught.

          I’m looking at you Florida and Texas…

    • alienanimals@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      2 years ago

      Regardless of the economic system, people in power will rape and murder to maintain their position of authority.

      • Hyggyldy@sffa.communityEnglish
        7·
        2 years ago

        Wonderful argument. In case you’re gonna say “I’m a capitalist” no. You’re capital.