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Then there are others who, looking back on the past, and perceiving that the workmen of the Middle Ages lived in more comfort and self respect than ours do, even though they were subjected to the class rule of men who were looked on as another order of beings than they, think that if those conditions of life could be reproduced under our better political conditions the question would be solved for a time at least. THEN THERE ARE OTHERS WHO LOOKING BACK ON THE PAST AND PERCEIVING THAT THE WORKMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES LIVED IN MORE COMFORT AND SELF RESPECT THAN OURS DO EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE SUBJECTED TO THE CLASS RULE OF MEN WHO WERE LOOKED ON AS ANOTHER ORDER OF BEINGS THAN THEY THINK THAT IF THOSE CONDITIONS OF LIFE COULD BE REPRODUCED UNDER OUR BETTER POLITICAL CONDITIONS THE QUESTION WOULD BE SOLVED FOR A TIME AT LEAST
and pleasures of involuntary asceticism, and reactionary plans for importing the conditions of the production and life of the Middle Ages (wholly misunderstood by them, by the way) into the present system of the capitalist farmer, the great industries, and the universal world-market. Some see a solution of the social problem in sham co-operation, which is merely an improved form of joint-stockery: others preach thrift to (precarious) incomes of eighteen shillings a week, and industry to men killing themselves by inches in working overtime, or to men whom the labour-market has rejected as not wanted: others beg the proletarians not to breed so fast; an injunction the compliance with which might be at first of advantage to the proletarians themselves in their present condition, but would certainly undo the capitalists, if it were carried to any lengths, and would lead through ruin and misery to the violent outbreak of the very revolution which these timid people are so anxious to forego. T THE ADVANTAGES AND PLEASURES OF INVOLUNTARY ASCETICISM AND REACTIONARY PLANS FOR IMPORTING THE CONDITIONS OF THE PRODUCTION AND LIFE OF THE MIDDLE AGES WHOLLY MISUNDERSTOOD BY THEM BY THE WAY INTO THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF THE CAPITALIST FARMER THE GREAT INDUSTRIES AND THE UNIVERSAL WORLD MARKET SOME SEE A SOLUTION OF THE SOCIAL PROBLEM IN SHAM CO OPERATION WHICH IS MERELY AN IMPROVED FORM OF JOINT STOCKERY OTHERS PREACH THRIFT TO PRECARIOUS INCOMES OF EIGHTEEN SHILLINGS A WEEK AND TO INDUSTRY TO MEN KILLING THEMSELVES BY INCHES IN WORKING OVERTIME OR TO MEN WHOM THE LABOUR MARKET IS REJECTED AS NOT WANTED OTHERS BEG THE PROLETARIANS NOT TO BREED SO FAST AN INJUNCTION THE COMPLIANCE WITH WHICH MIGHT AT FIRST BE OF ADVANTAGE TO THE PROLETARIANS THEMSELVES IN THEIR PRESENT CONDITION BUT WOULD CERTAINLY UNDO THE CAPITALISTS IF IT WERE CARRIED TO ANY LENGTHS AND WOULD LEAD THROUGH RUIN AND MISERY TO THE VIOLENT OUTBREAK OF THE VERY REVOLUTION WHICH THESE TIMID PEOPLE ARE SO ANXIOUS TO FOREGO
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