In Reply to: Re: Class Struggle of the Proletariat. posted by Ashley Lavelle on February 05, 1997 at 00:25:42:
> > I don't see that it's necessarily a crime by the poor against the rich: it looks to
> > me like employee pilferage, but I'll admit that's a lot less sexy than a symptom of
> > the world-wide class struggle.> I certainly did not say that the theft of a chicken Mcnugget was a
> "symptom of worldwide class struggle".> However, I will stand by my claim that it was "a crime by the poor against the rich".
> No one doubts McDonald's as an entity is extremely wealthy. On the other hand in comparison,
> the worker who stole the McNugget is likely to be poor. Therefore it is a crime by the poor
> against the rich, albeit a minor one.Sorry if my reading of your words didn't agree with your writing of them.
Nevertheless, this is a case of one (count it!) lump of chicken getting
stolen. It's not even a 'Robin Hood' act of charity, so I have to differ
with your expression of support for it.One less Chicken McNugget won't bring down the Evil Empire, and making a petty
thief into a political statement hasn't worked since Barrabus. This case was just
employee theft that got found out, not glorious martyrdom.Bad things tend to get overthrown eventually. When they fall due to theft, people
call it 'corruption'. When they fall by protest and exposure, it now gets called
'people power'. I know which one I'd go for.