I will admit that, I have never understood nor attempted to understand May Day or why it is a holiday until Friday's class. I also believe that no one in my family knows what that is as well, which kind of shows that this holiday isn't acknowledged enough to be spread around. Then again, you can just blame it on my ignorance. However, the fact that very few people know or care about this holiday is very surprising to me, especially when majority of America is working class. This is one of the few(if not, the only) holidays that actually works towards one goal, and better working conditions. But regardless, people still choose to only celebrate the holidays that their beliefs and imagination lead them to celebrate.
The compromise created as a result of the May day protests connects to the whole health care system in America. I previously stated in my health care paper that, people will settle down for less out of fear for losing everything. So in this case, the workers settle down for a few days off , and forgot about the better working conditions throughout the whole year. It almost seems like the bosses and the "upper-class" are baiting the workers with something that is of much smaller proportions.
If I knew more, I would make this statement: Settling down never works out. In the end, the benefits still go towards the people who are already sitting there, collecting money. But people need to realize that they would not be sitting there if the workers were not busting their asses working. They need to realize that the boss needs the workers more than the workers need the boss.
What would you do for a Klondike Bar?
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