Andrew T
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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That is a quintessential example of that. Yeah. I think. Yeah. So, you know, you do what you have to do pretty much.
That is a quintessential example of that. Yeah. I think. Yeah. So, you know, you do what you have to do pretty much.
That is a quintessential example of that. Yeah. I think. Yeah. So, you know, you do what you have to do pretty much.
Exactly, exactly. It had a cause and a reasoning behind it. And the FAU was the same way. Their reasoning was just that if the capitalist class was going to use force to protect their interests, then the workers should be able to use force to defend theirs.
Exactly, exactly. It had a cause and a reasoning behind it. And the FAU was the same way. Their reasoning was just that if the capitalist class was going to use force to protect their interests, then the workers should be able to use force to defend theirs.
Exactly, exactly. It had a cause and a reasoning behind it. And the FAU was the same way. Their reasoning was just that if the capitalist class was going to use force to protect their interests, then the workers should be able to use force to defend theirs.
And so they did what they had to do. Meanwhile, the PCU was stuck to their policy of appeasement, which actually had a detrimental effect in the broader movement as the military kept growing in strength. And so the very anti-communist military's involvement in breaking up all the work activities emboldened their role in politics.
And so they did what they had to do. Meanwhile, the PCU was stuck to their policy of appeasement, which actually had a detrimental effect in the broader movement as the military kept growing in strength. And so the very anti-communist military's involvement in breaking up all the work activities emboldened their role in politics.
And so they did what they had to do. Meanwhile, the PCU was stuck to their policy of appeasement, which actually had a detrimental effect in the broader movement as the military kept growing in strength. And so the very anti-communist military's involvement in breaking up all the work activities emboldened their role in politics.
And then once they defeated the MLNT, with the FAU struggling to resist, isolated by the PCUs in action, the military took on the opportunity to coup the government, leading to the rise of Juan Maria Portaberry, the first president of the civic military dictatorship in 1973.
And then once they defeated the MLNT, with the FAU struggling to resist, isolated by the PCUs in action, the military took on the opportunity to coup the government, leading to the rise of Juan Maria Portaberry, the first president of the civic military dictatorship in 1973.
And then once they defeated the MLNT, with the FAU struggling to resist, isolated by the PCUs in action, the military took on the opportunity to coup the government, leading to the rise of Juan Maria Portaberry, the first president of the civic military dictatorship in 1973.
In the aftermath, the FAU made the tough call to move their operations to Argentina, which hadn't yet fallen to military dictatorship. From there, they worked within the CNT to organize a massive 15-day general strike. It shut the country down for a time, but it wasn't enough.
In the aftermath, the FAU made the tough call to move their operations to Argentina, which hadn't yet fallen to military dictatorship. From there, they worked within the CNT to organize a massive 15-day general strike. It shut the country down for a time, but it wasn't enough.
In the aftermath, the FAU made the tough call to move their operations to Argentina, which hadn't yet fallen to military dictatorship. From there, they worked within the CNT to organize a massive 15-day general strike. It shut the country down for a time, but it wasn't enough.
And the efforts to keep up the fight were constantly undermined by the PCU, which still insisted on negotiating instead of taking real action. Meanwhile, the people were suffering. According to Sharkey, between 1971 and 1976, there was a 35% fall in real wages, and by 1979, inflation was running at 80%, with wages limping behind at 45%.