• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    For anyone who read to the end of the comment above, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is one of the most powerful books of the 20th century. It is credited with the formation of the FDA and the growth of labor movements throughout the United States. If you have not read it before, read it now.

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      He also ran for governor of California and had significant popular support, but was ratfucked by Hollywood.

      The United States would have been a very, very different country today if Sinclair and people like him had gotten traction.

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        He also ran as a socialist, and it was the first time in history when the Republicans and Democrats banded together publicly to defeat a 3rd party candidate. They didn’t care which of them won, as long as a socialist didn’t win. He still won something like 35% of the votes.