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The question is how many rights should be traded for comfort or security.

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7. Pullman Company Town (1893)

In the state of Illinois in 1893
Thousands of people lived in a town
Owned by the Pullman Palace Car Company
In exchange for their labor,
Their rent was deducted for housing with plumbing and gas
In exchange for their life outside the company,
They had access to the company library, church, and market
In exchange for their allegiance
They gave up newspapers and the right to public speeches
In exchange for their livelihood,
They submitted to home inspections and 10 day eviction notices
In 1893
A Pullman laborer said it best

“We are born in a Pullman house,
fed from Pullman shops,
Taught in the Pullman schools,
Catechized in the Pullman church,
And when we die we shall go to the Pullman hell.”

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Peter Ellis Los Angeles, California

When not suffering from moral turpitude, morbid fixations, and delusions of grandeur, I am taking my coffee very seriously.

My favorite albums of 2014:

Ariel Pink's Pom Pom,
Luluc's Passerby, Real Estate's Atlas,
Stephen Malkmus' Wig Out at Jagbags, Pallbearer's Foundation of Burden,
Ty Segall's Manipulator,
and
J Mascis' Tied to a Star
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