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"Contributing to the movement" - Jon Melrod and Tyler Daguerre
This episode was a really interesting conversation for a couple of reasons. Firstly and most notably, this was the first episode where I had two guests on at the same time (apologies, at times it caused some minor bandwidth issues you might notice). Jon, my original guest, asked Tyler to join as they are both very committed to the same value and movement to help bring equality to all classes of people.
Jon grew up in the 1950's and was instantly attracted to student activism around topics like racism, the Vietnam war, and unions/workers' rights. Among the many things he was involved in, he spent a lot of time trying to jump start a revolution on the shop floor of the American Motors auto company in Wisconsin. His book, Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War (available for a 40% discount on www.jonathanmelrod.com w/ code FIGHTING) describes his journey, including his battle with severe pancreatic cancer (which he believes came from his work in the factory).
Tyler, is in many ways the next generation of activists, following Jon, to try to drive the same movement. Tyler is a lawyer by training but has dedicated his time and skills to trying to create a strong labor union at the Starbucks he works at in the Boston area. Tyler has been inspired by people like Jon and has decided to focus his efforts on creating an egalitarian society.
The other reason this episode was interesting is because Jon and Tyler are both so committed to their values and the movement, yet they were both completely open to exploring and pressure testing some of their beliefs and underlying assumptions. We explored a lot of the philosophical concepts that underpin their views like, is an egalitarian society even possible, are humans inherently selfish, how much ego is involved in their work, and is it possible there is no "right or wrong" way to live so their issues aren't really valid?
A huge thanks to Jon and Tyler both for sharing their perspectives and providing some insight into what it looks like to be an ardent supporter of the working class movement.
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This episode was a really interesting conversation for a couple of reasons. Firstly and most notably, this was the first episode where I had two guests on at the same time (apologies, at times it caused some minor bandwidth issues you might notice). Jon, my original guest, asked Tyler to join as they are both very committed to the same value and movement to help bring equality to all classes of people.
Jon grew up in the 1950's and was instantly attracted to student activism around topics like racism, the Vietnam war, and unions/workers' rights. Among the many things he was involved in, he spent a lot of time trying to jump start a revolution on the shop floor of the American Motors auto company in Wisconsin. His book, Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War (available for a 40% discount on www.jonathanmelrod.com w/ code FIGHTING) describes his journey, including his battle with severe pancreatic cancer (which he believes came from his work in the factory).
Tyler, is in many ways the next generation of activists, following Jon, to try to drive the same movement. Tyler is a lawyer by training but has dedicated his time and skills to trying to create a strong labor union at the Starbucks he works at in the Boston area. Tyler has been inspired by people like Jon and has decided to focus his efforts on creating an egalitarian society.
The other reason this episode was interesting is because Jon and Tyler are both so committed to their values and the movement, yet they were both completely open to exploring and pressure testing some of their beliefs and underlying assumptions. We explored a lot of the philosophical concepts that underpin their views like, is an egalitarian society even possible, are humans inherently selfish, how much ego is involved in their work, and is it possible there is no "right or wrong" way to live so their issues aren't really valid?
A huge thanks to Jon and Tyler both for sharing their perspectives and providing some insight into what it looks like to be an ardent supporter of the working class movement.