On #ThisDayInHistory in 1912, the first #MrBlock comic appeared in the #IndustrialWorker. Its creator, #ErnestRiebe, used him to show off the lack of #ClassConsciousness in American workers, helping #IWW make a case for militant action against capitalism.

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I think this was a thoughtful piece and I very much appreciated the critique of omitting discussion of settler colonialism and variant (not business union) models of labor militancy.
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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1912, the first of Ernest Riebe's #MrBlock comics was published in the #IWW newspaper the #IndustrialWorker. Meant to satirize the anti-#union conservative who identifies with the bosses, perspectives reflected in his work remain staples of US politics.