ComradeUb3r [he/him]

Michael Parenti has a very good materialist analysis of the Baby Boom that I can’t find, so I’ll paraphrase it here.

There were three main factors that led to the Baby Boom:

1. During the war, very few consumer goods were being produced, as most factories were turned to manufacturing supplies. Having nothing to purchase allows workers to build a bit of a nest egg.

2. The GI Bill of Rights and the enormous benefits it provided.

3. The US Constitution prevents the State from directly controlling production. What it can do is let everyone know that it’s buying infinite guns and tanks, thus turning the war economy into a semi-permanent jobs program.

My stance on Anarchists, as a ML, has always been that I’m happy to ally with them if they aren’t anti-Communist. The vast majority of Anarchists are anti-Communists who will call you a Red Fascist if you uphold literally any Socialist project.

Parenti fans seeing this post.

Thank you! On that channel I also have Lenin’s Letter to the American Worker, and I’m always open to suggestions (though I’d prefer relatively short material like essays over books)!