Where Would We Be Without the Working Class?
Posted: Monday, March 08, 2010
by David Tanguay
" The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations and tongues and kindred.' Abraham Lincoln
The working people of our country and throughout the world are the backbone of society. For it took hard working hands to build our cities. To labor in our factories, highways, fields, and so on.These were no ordinary men and women; it took courage to perform as they did in the work field.
Our buildings and skyscrapers are a result of the hard work by men and women whom were not afraid of working with their hands.
They do not become wealthy or famous and their lives are certainly not glamorous. Their hands may be calloused from the work they toil at each day.
However where would we be without these hard working individuals? We certainly do owe them a great deal of gratitude
"A hundred times a day I remind myself that my inner life and outer life are based on the labors of others" Albert Einstein
I come from a long line of hard workers my father and his father were workers. They raised their families through hard work. I am proud to be a part of their legacy and will always keep the working people in this country and throughout the world deeply etched in my heart.
What is the working class?
The following excerpt provided by wikipedia encyclopedia
Working class is a term used in academic sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs, as measured by skill, education and lower incomes. Working classes are mainly found in industrialized economies and in urban areas of non-industrialized economies.
As with many terms describing social-class, working class is defined and used in many different ways. When used non-academically, it typically refers to a section of society dependent on physical labor, especially when compensated with an hourly wage. Its use in academic discourse is contentious, especially following the decline of manual labor in postindustrial societies. Some academics question the usefulness of the concept of a working class. The term is usually contrasted with the upper class and middle class, in terms of access to economic resources, education and cultural interests. Its usage can be derogatory, but many people self-identify as working class and experience a sense of pride similar to a national identity.
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Top-level comments on this article: (5 total)The worker bees built this country, of course. These days, media and bloggers have perverted the 'working class' in the 'union class', implying only union members build. All workers, union and not, should be proud of their contributions. I would rather be known for working on the Golden Gate Bridge, or the Empire State Building, than for having a party where a Van Gogh was shown.Well done.Please log in to respond to this comment.Thank you for commenting Mike, I too am proud to be part of the working class.Please log in to respond to this comment.
Thank you David! Where Would We Be Without the Wealthy Class? A lot further ahead in loving kindness, compassion and human generosity. The working class are good people, they don't complain when they are being manipulated, maybe aren't even aware of it because they can't fathom that anyone would be that greedy and evil.
If working people ever wake up and get a voice, look out.
Best.......ePlease log in to respond to this comment.Thanks for commenting e, yes the working class does all the real work and do not receive the respect they deserve.Please log in to respond to this comment.
Mr. Tanguay,Very good article!I am a life-long member of the working class as is my husband and both sets of our parents. In recent months I have become concerned for those of us "worker bees" that may be forced into paying for health benefits for the many in this country that choose NOT to work but to live off the government. I am not referring to folks with real disabilities, but the parasites that feel entitled to a free-ride and those that sit on their porches at noon and smoke cigarettes or gamble away their government checks. If that is where we are headed, I QUIT...and I am going to a casino to sit in front of a slot machine with a cigarette in my hand and wait until its my turn to have the worker bees pay for my double lung transplant!This is tounge in cheek ,of course...but should make one think!Long live the blue-collar WORKER!!!Please log in to respond to this comment.Thank you for commenting Elizabeth, yes I don't believe anyone should get a free ride through life.Please log in to respond to this comment.
David I know many people who started out washing dishes and have worked hard most of their lives and they are now very wealthy people because they saved and invested and lived within their means along the way, would you belittle them for that? They are some of the most humble, caring, giving people I know and I would applaud them my friend.Please log in to respond to this comment.Oh yes Linda, I realized many of the wealthy have worked hard for what they have today. Thank you for commenting.Please log in to respond to this comment.
hi david,thanks for sharing.this article was a reminder to appreciate the men and women who brought our country up.their strength and perserverance should be noticed.my best to you,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.Thanks for commenting Susan, yes the working men and women should be recognized.Please log in to respond to this comment.
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