I have been digging into the history of socialism recently and there's an obvious trend of "state in turmoil for x reason > poor living conditions for average citizen > social uprising of working/lower class > revolution against upper-class".
Without getting into theory and strictly based on events, why was there no notable revolution of the American working class during TGD?
I apologize in advanced if this comes off as a biased post, just asking what was going on in America that made it different than the similar historical settings that follow a similar trend.
Hey there,
Just to let you know, your question is fine, and we're letting it stand. However, you should be aware that questions framed as 'Why didn't X do Y' relatively often don't get an answer that meets our standards (in our experience as moderators). There are a few reasons for this. Firstly, it often can be difficult to prove the counterfactual: historians know much more about what happened than what might have happened. Secondly, 'why didn't X do Y' questions are sometimes phrased in an ahistorical way. It's worth remembering that people in the past couldn't see into the future, and they generally didn't have all the information we now have about their situations; things that look obvious now didn't necessarily look that way at the time.
If you end up not getting a response after a day or two, consider asking a new question focusing instead on why what happened did happen (rather than why what didn't happen didn't happen) - this kind of question is more likely to get a response in our experience. Hope this helps!