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_ The few who did at least know the difference between a strike and a lock out, _all_ thought it was a strike! THE FEW WHO DID AT LEAST KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STRIKE AND A LACKOUT ALL THOUGHT IT WAS A STRIKE
on keeping in the limelight the men whom they control. Once let the public know what sort of mediocrities the politicians are and they lose power. Once let them lose power and their hidden masters lose power. Take a larger instance: the middle and upper classes are never allowed by any chance to hear in time the dispute which leads to a strike or a lock-out. Here is an example of news which is of the utmost possible importance to the commonwealth, and to each of us individually. To understand _why_ a vast domestic dispute has arisen is the very first necessity for a sound civic judgment. But we never get it. The event always comes upon us with violence and is always completely misunderstood--because the Press has boycotted the men's claims. I talked to dozens of people in my own station of life--that is, of the professional middle classes--about the great building lock-out which coincided with the outbreak of the War. _I did not find a single one who knew that it was a lock-out at all! POWER TO GOVERN DEPENDS UPON KEEPING IN THE LIMELIGHT THE MEN WHOM THEY CONTROL ONCE LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT SORT OF MEDIOCRATES THE POLITICIANS ARE AND THEY LOSE POWER ONCE LET THEM LOSE POWER AND THEIR HIDDEN MASTERS LOSE POWER TAKE A LARGER INSTANCE THE MIDDLE AND UPPER CLASSES ARE NEVER ALLOWED BY ANY CHANCE TO HEAR IN TIME THE DISPUTE WHICH LEADS TO A STRIKE OR A LOCKOUT HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF NEWS WHICH IS OF THE UTMOST POSSIBLE IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMONWEALTH AND TO EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY TO UNDERSTAND WHY A VAST DOMESTIC DISPUTE HAS ARISEN IS THE VERY FIRST NECESSITY FOR A SOUND CIVIC JUDGMENT BUT WE NEVER GET IT THE EVENT ALWAYS COMES UPON US WITH VIOLENCE AND IS ALWAYS COMPLETELY MISUNDERSTOOD BECAUSE THE PRESS HAS BOYCOTTED THE MEN'S CLAIMS I TALKED TO DOZENS OF PEOPLE IN MY OWN STATION OF LIFE THAT IS OF THE PROFESSIONAL MIDDLE CLASSES ABOUT THE GREAT BUILDING LOCO WHICH COINCIDED WITH THE OUTBREAK OF THE WAR I DID NOT FIND A SINGLE ONE WHO KNEW THAT IT WAS A LACKOUT AT ALL
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