Thinking, questioning, and pondering every Friday night,
“How to live a good life?”
what “good life”If you think about it,
A very vague image of reality overlaps first.
Fortunately, what I am thankful for is
There are no major worries about employment or money,
Every time I watch the news and every time I browse the Internet
It is always heartbreaking to see people crying due to the unfortunate reality.
to them
There is sadness in Eul due to unfair exploitation,
There are people who are sick in body and mind amidst the harsh reality of labor,
Sometimes, they even suffer unfair deaths.
Why are these cases constantly repeated?
This Russian author from 130 years ago says:
“What we need now is ‘Right to work’“It’s not”
“What we declare is ‘The right to a good life’And everyone has the right to a good life!”
There are two parts that are emphasized when reading this book:
One is the “basic income” part, and the other is the “free housing” part.
In the structured logic of capitalism, “labor”class “wages”and the members’ “daily”This is thoroughly connected,
In that capitalism, the monopoly and ideas of a few capitalists lead to more people “labor”being exploited
legitimate due to labor “wages”There are so many cases where this is not given.
of people “daily”This reality being destroyed,
This reality is constantly being repeated over and over again.
I watch it over and over again until I get sick of it, and this happens over and over again.
Why does this keep happening?
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Kropotkin, the author of this book, also mentions:
It is impossible to measure one person’s labor,
It is impossible for one person to fully own the compensation for that labor….
Therefore, it is said that the “wage” system cannot be compensation for labor.
At the same time, some say that the wage system tramples on human dignity.
And about “agriculture,” which was still the main form of occupation 130 years ago.
Referring to the concept of urban farmers, a society where everyone is a little bit of a farmer,
It presents a picture of this kind of society.
This is the ideal society that Kropotkin hoped for.
It may be controversial, but here “agriculture”This would have been the daily life of people at the time.
Here, basic income, free housing, and other things that enable you to enjoy everyday life are provided.
A noble value that is felt beyond the level of labor. essential human movement,
What becomes clear here is, “good life”class “Working Life”There is a distinction between
However, in Kropotkin’s view, too much emphasis is placed on “all.”
I could see that overly optimistic views were mentioned quite a bit in this book.
current era “Cooperative”Because I did not know the good fusion of labor, the value of life, and capital,
Measuring the value of labor and presenting the effects derived from labor and the future of labor
Realistic limitations are also clearly visible.
However, in essence, it is not a life controlled by a very small number of capitalists,
A strong desire to live with the value of life as an active and independent person.
Author Kropotkin expresses himself in various writings.
‘The right to a good life’ means the possibility of living a life worthy of a human being.
It means the possibility of raising children in a better society than now.
On the other hand, the ‘right to work’ always leads to wage slavery, hard and monotonous work,
It simply means the right to be dominated and exploited by the future middle class.
While the right to a good life implies a ‘social revolution’;
The right to work simply means the monotonous, hard work associated with commercialism.
Now is the time for workers to strongly assert their rights to the common heritage,
This is the perfect time to get it together.
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Although this book, “The Contest of Bread,” may not be a book with a 100% perfect logical structure.
“The right to a good life”It was a book that made me think deeply about it, and it was a time of reading.
How will I live a good life?
With what mindset should we live as workers in our daily lives?
Am I able to distinguish between a ‘good life’ and a ‘working life’?
…….
It is a good book with many questions and reasons.
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