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[โ€“] pingveno@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Exactly. Won by the labor movement after the American Civil War. Not achieved by capitalists and not involved in abolishing chattel slavery.

[โ€“] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Thank you for supporting the point I'm making. Capitalism of itself does not improve worker conditions compared to chattel slavery. The improvement in conditions comes from violent action against both systems of oppression.