Wartime state mobilization proved production relations were changeable, emboldening workers

Evidence

The war had demonstrated that production relations were not set in stone and could therefore be changed, not only to favor capital—as the capitalist state had done—but also to build a more humane society that centered on the satisfaction and well-being of those who had been indispensable during the conflict. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 174

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: World War I proved production relations could be deliberately changed — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 174; State wartime intervention fused economic and political labor struggles. — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 374; A miners’ leader framed wartime labor militancy as a secession from commodity-producing capitalism — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 378 (+1 more)