” For an example, the Industrial Revolution was the dawn of tremendous opportunity for surplus labor that was no longer needed on the farms of England & Scotland;...”
This may be the first time I have seen someone bring this up, without the requisite “exploitation/alienation of labor” mantra.
“... And, of course, also presupposes that people are interchangeable. “
Individual effort has always been anathema to the left, as is differing degrees of intelligence.
Yes. Absolutely. They also fail to recognize, not only differing degrees of intelligence, but differing mental aptitudes; which has the clear effect of actually retarding the opportunities for realization by some of the very groups they claim to be trying to help! Only scoundrels & demagogues benefit from what is going on.