>>Capitalism brought us children working in mines 6 days a week, company towns, and extreme poverty world wide.
Do you really think children in feudalistic, communistic and pre-industrial societies didn't work.
Children only stopped working when we as a society became rich enough they didn't have to anymore not because it was outlawed.
Only because we could afford it and not because people suddenly became enlightened regarding child work. If we were to loose access to electricity and oil, how long do you think it would take for children being forced to work again?
When Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was passed it was estimated "only" 10% of children were working. That means 90% of them by that time already didn't have to.
What are you talking about? You don't seem to have even a basic understanding of this subject. You were fundamentally wrong about needing to outlaw child labor. You didn't seem to know what the Fair Labor Standards Act was until I introduced it to you.
Capitalist are currently working to reintroduce child labor to the US to undercut wages. It's embarrassing for you to respond when you've displayed such a lack of understanding on the topic.
"Every decade following 1870, the number of children in the workforce increased, with the percentage not dropping until the 1920s.[6] Especially in textile mills, children were often hired together with both parents and could be hired for only $2 a week.[7] Their parents could both work in the mill and watch their children at the same time"
Please stay civil. You are talking past me. Think for a moment what are you claiming. It's obvious people loved their kids through out the history and not only started doing that in the 20th century. Why would they force them to work? Hint: kids from rich people never had to work even when there was no law about child labor.
Did you read the comment chain before jumping in? My point is that capitalism didn't improve conditions for children, it made them in many ways worse by forcing both adults and children to work harder, and in worse conditions.
Your contention that we simply got rich enough that child labor went away is not based in any reality. "Lefitist" had to pass laws to stop capitalist from using child labor. Its a fight we are still fighting today. Child labor is so hot with capitalist right now.
>>Did you read the comment chain before jumping in?
You have not responded to a single question I made. I only assume because you have no arguments and are only interested in repeating ideological tropes.
>> My point is that capitalism didn't improve conditions for children, it made them in many ways worse by forcing both adults and children to work harder, and in worse conditions.
I don't think either us can imagine how hard life was before industrialization, but millions of people leaving the country side to work in the factories should give you some information what people prefer.
>>Your contention that we simply got rich enough that child labor went away is not based in any reality. "Lefitist" had to pass laws to stop capitalist from using child labor.
This is really devoid of historical reality. Did you know some communist countries had forced child labor?
>>Its a fight we are still fighting today. Child labor is so hot with capitalist right now.
Do you really think children in feudalistic, communistic and pre-industrial societies didn't work. Children only stopped working when we as a society became rich enough they didn't have to anymore not because it was outlawed.