Wednesday, May 6, 2009

May Day [draft 2]

I did not think there was a May Day before or did I think about how the workers struggle in the past to get this day. Because seeing how it is today, I can not imagine much of a protest or riot that can happen. The rich people's power is still dominant in the economy because they are the ones that has the power get what they want. Even though there is a free market, it does not really change how some people have more or less money. That affects how when the people want to go fight for the workers' rights that they do not have enough courage to defend what they want or throw a revolution.
I think why other countries celebrate May Day while United States don't is because the workers are afraid of the government but other countries, they fight until they got the May Day they want. In the wikipedia site, International Workers' Day, May Day is celebrated as a national holiday while in U.S., May Day was called "Labor Day"; we don't celebrate it as much as the other countries, walking in a big parade, shows our lack of appreciation for that day, or just that the bosses won't let the workers a day off. It also shows that U.S. is a country made for making money and living our whole lives by working, without much of a day off and giving a big part of our money to the government and rich people.

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